Two fired in bus left child on handicapped preschooler
Chanute Kansas AP reports two people were fired after a handicapped four year old girl was left on a school bus following routes. Dan Shoemake, head of ANW Special Education Cooperative, said driver Vickie Rodriguez and rider Jessie Brewer were terminated. The child Ashley Drummond was found crying and shaking after reportedly being on the bus about two hours. Authorities say there should have been an additional adult aboard for under five children and buses must be checked before lockup. The family described the incident as negligence.
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Legislative highlights on admissions ban and tax plan
The House rejected a bill to end the policy of admitting all state high school graduates to the public universities, with 59 to 64 votes and 46 Democrats opposing. Senate action included a tentative approval to let local boards set educational goals, amid concerns over veto power. A subcommittee studied banning abortions at the KU Medical Center and notifying parents of abortion requests. A teen driving bill linked licenses to school performance drew no action. A bipartisan group released a tax plan to roll back pre 1989 burdens, reducing residential assessments from 12 to 10 percent and commercial from 30 to 20 percent with inventories on reduced rolls.
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