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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2012

Teens shoot bus with realistic air guns

The bus driver calls police after seeing the two boys carrying what were later found to be air-powered replicas of a handgun and a rifle. Seth Cook, 19, and his 15-year-old friend are arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2012

Bus driver praised for actions during shooting

Police say the driver told the students on his bus to get down out of the line of fire, he was able to leave the scene of the incident and he then called dispatchers to notify police. Although one bullet reportedly hit the bus, no one was injured.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

8 students treated after bus pepper spray incident

The students require medical attention after the substance is accidentally discharged on the bus. A police department spokesman says that to avoid such incidents, students who carry pepper spray should be informed on how to properly use it.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2011

Bus drivers could be given authority to search students

Under a proposal before an Indiana district’s school board, a driver would have to have a reasonable suspicion that a student has an item or substance that puts others on the bus in danger. The driver would then have to get permission from the district’s transportation department before searching a student or his or her belongings.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2011

Driver stops student from hijacking bus

Evans Okoduwa convinces the seventh-grader to hand over a loaded gun. The boy has been charged with eight counts of kidnapping and two counts of bringing a firearm onto school property.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2011

Alabama student arrested for bringing handgun on bus

The high school student shows the firearm to several middle school students, who report the incident to police. The student is also suspended and faces possible expulsion.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2011

Driver arrested for bringing gun on school bus

Police arrest the school bus driver after students on the bus alert school officials to the situation. The driver, who worked on an as-needed basis, had not received a background check; he now faces firearms charges.

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2010

Man points loaded gun at special-needs bus

David Rubio aims the gun at the driver's side of the vehicle, and the bus driver and an assistant on board immediately call 911. Rubio faces one count of weapons misconduct and 12 counts of aggravated assault.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Man arrested for entering high school with loaded gun

Dominique Williams, a former student, arrived at the Indiana school last Friday on one of the district’s buses. An investigation is underway on why Williams went to the school with a gun.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Student arrested after bringing box cutter on school bus

The student told authorities that she was planning to confront a 12-year-old girl with the box cutter. She has been charged with possession of a weapon in a school zone and making terroristic threats.

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