Newton police are still investigating an incident that happened on a school bus last Friday, and they have released more information.
As the bus was taking students home from school, a can of body spray was punctured. The driver stopped the bus on South Kansas Avenue near 14th Street and evacuated the students. Officials said the bus had a roster of 64 students but only 37 were on the bus at the time.
The students were told to stay with the bus, but most of them scattered. Eight students stayed with the bus, and they were taken home on the bus, but the other students walked home, were picked up by police, or got other rides. All made it home safely.
A school resource officer made a preliminary review of the video footage from the bus on Friday, and the Police Department is now in the process of obtaining that video and audio evidence. Police are also interviewing the driver and each of the students. Newton police chief Craig Dunlavy said it will take some time to make a thorough investigation. Dunlavy expressed thanks to the staff of a nearby Walmart store who helped gather up the youngsters in the customer service area to be taken home.
