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Higley 911 School Bus Call: "Our Bus Driver's Insane"

by KTAR Newsroom (February 26th, 2008 @ 6:56am)

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"Our bus driver's insane," a student tells a 911 dispatcher as he reports a brawl on a school bus in the Higley Unified School District on Feb. 15.

The tape, released by Gilbert police on Tuesday, shows the student continued, "She (the driver) just got in a fist fight. The kid is bleeding, she just got her hair ripped out."

The caller also said, "She's bawling. I'm pretty sure there were some fists thrown."

The police report said the fight involved Samantha Taylor, 15, a student at Williams Field High School, and the bus driver, Kim Sullivan, 54.

Police have recommended that both Taylor and Sullivan be charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. They also want two other girls who were on the bus charged with disorderly conduct.

The fight began when Sullivan refused to let Taylor get off the bus after she scolded her for being too loud, police said. Taylor called her mother from her cell phone and handed the phone to Sullivan to have her speak with her mother, the report said. The driver reportedly turned off the phone and threw it to the floor.

The report adds that after the fight, Sullivan would not let any students off the bus and that they got out through the emergency exit while Taylor's mother was banging on the bus.

The whole incident was captured on surveillance tape, which showed Taylor screaming, "Drive this bus," and Sullivan responding, "You are crazy."

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will decide whether charges will be filed.