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Washington State Fines Ohio-Based School Bus Operator

Washington state regulators have fined a Cincinnati-based charter school bus company nearly 24 thousand dollars for safety violations. 

Investigators found more than 150 violations of state and federal transportation safety law following a routine inspection of First Student in February. The violations include 99 cases of failing to require drivers to prepare vehicle inspection reports and 44 cases of using drivers without pre-employment drug tests. The state has denied the company's request for mitigation, but it has agreed to suspend a portion of the fine if First Student meets safety requirements. Columbus City Schools in 2012 ended a contract with the company after the distict decided to handle bussing on its own.

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