re: Bus driver that killed six kids in Chattanooga had lengthy complaint record

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He complained to officials that throughout the fall, students failed to heed his safety instructions and treated him with disrespect. He said he tried to reason with some students, but to no avail. It led him in November to file nearly a dozen reports about his treatment. All in one day. Walker reported some student misconduct to school officials, saying that students were facing the wrong way on the bus, stood on their seats and goofed around — all while the bus was in motion. He threatened them with write-ups, but his threats to report them seemed to do little to stop their behavior, he claimed. In another episode, Walker also cautioned another group of children who stood up on the bus that they could get hurt if he needed to brake. When they didn’t listen, he vowed to write them up once he obtained the necessary forms, which were not with him at the time. School officials ended up pulling surveillance tapes to review his driving on the days in question.

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