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Article: Federal bulletin stirs ambiguous fears over school bus security.(Federal Bureau of Investigation warns the law enforcement groups about the security of school buses)
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- District Administration
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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A BULLETIN RECENTLY RELEASED by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security cautions local law enforcement that foreigners with ties to extremist groups have obtained school bus licenses.
Following the release of the bulletin, however, an FBI spokesman said, "Parents and children have nothing to fear."
The bulletin does not say how often foreign extremists have sought to acquire licenses to drive buses, or where exactly. It was released as part of what officials say is a routine FBI and Homeland Security advisory to local law enforcement.
"While no one wishes to be alarmist, our public officials need to make schools as important of a homeland ...