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By Heart of Illinois ABC
CHENOA – A juvenile has confessed to puncturing the front tires of seven school buses in Chenoa – hoping school would be canceled for the day.
Prairie Central superintendent Paula Crane said in a letter 14 front tires were punctured with other buses sustaining additional damage.
Chenoa Police Chief Travis Cornwall says the juvenile did not intend to cause harm to students.
He also says the juvenile also went under the hoods of 4-6 cars and removed air filters.
Crane says they feel fortunate that the tires stayed inflated until all students were transported safely to schools and that they did not blow out.
All of the buses were extremely full – with one having dropped off 70 of the district’s youngest students before having to pull off the road.
Cornwall is filling out a report to send to the state’s attorney for possible charges.
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