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Youngstown bus driver assaulted, parent arrested

YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown City School District bus driver was assaulted after a confrontation with a parent Thursday afternoon on the west side.

According to a news release from the district, a school bus broke down at Mahoning Avenue and Lakeview while taking children home from school. A second bus came to finish the route and the students got off the first bus and onto the second one, but a skirmish among students delayed the second bus resuming the route.

A parent came to the bus and tried to board, which isn’t permitted. The bus driver from the first bus blocked the parent’s entry and the parent pulled the driver from the bus and onto the ground and the driver was assaulted.

City police arrested the parent at the scene. The two girls have been removed from the bus and face possible discipline. Police and school district officials continue to investigate.

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