A viral video circulating on TikTok has triggered widespread concern among parents after it showed a school bus driver picking up students while dressed in a Japanese anime schoolgirl outfit.
The video, shared Friday morning by the popular TikTok account @6ixbuzztv, was filmed in a residential area of Woodbridge, Ontario.
It shows the male driver of a Landmark Student Transportation bus wearing a pink pleated skirt, thigh-high stockings, and a sailor-style top—an outfit closely associated with characters in Japanese anime, including genres with sexualized depictions of children.
The video shows at least three adults confronting the male driver, who is dressed in a pink pleated skirt, thigh-high stockings, and a sailor-style top, an outfit resembling characters common in Japanese sexual animations.
One parent can be heard asking, “So you picked up the kids dressed like that?” to which the driver replies, “Yeah.” The parent responds simply, “Yeah,” with apparent disbelief.
Another parent then asks the driver, “Why do you call your bus the Lolita line?” The question is repeated, but the driver offers no clear response.
The term “Lolita line” has sparked further concern among viewers and parents.
The term “Lolita” was popularized by the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, which depicts an adult male pedophile’s sexual obsession with a 12-year-old girl. The term has popularly been used to refer to a pedophilic subculture. The “Lolita Express” was the nickname given to Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, which was linked to his sex trafficking ring.
The school bus in the video is clearly marked with the logo of Landmark Student Transportation, a private operator that provides contracted busing services to school boards across Ontario. However, the specific school or school board associated with the route in question has not been identified and the company has not confirmed the driver’s employment status.
As of publication, Landmark Student Transportation has not responded to media inquiries, and it remains unclear whether the driver has been suspended or is still employed.
Parents captured in the video expressed alarm over what they saw as inappropriate attire for someone working around children.
True North reached out to Landmark but did not receive a response by the deadline.