The Nation - News from Jan. 26, 1986
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Dallas school officials, admitting they were negligent in checking the criminal histories of the county’s 900 school bus drivers, said they plan to fire four drivers with criminal records and are considering the dismissal of 13 others. The announcement came after a twice-convicted rapist was charged last week with molesting a 13-year-old handicapped girl who was a passenger on his bus.
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