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The driver of a Calhoun County School bus is being investigated for driving under the influence (DUI).

In a press release, West Virginia State Police said they responded to the scene of an overturned school bus on WV Route 16 in Calhoun County Monday evening. The activity bus was transporting 19 students, and multiple students were transported to area hospitals for treatment of injuries.

The bus driver was arrested at the scene for DUI, and later charged with three counts of DUI causing bodily injury and three counts of child neglect resulting in serious injury in Calhoun County Magistrate Court. The bus driver is being held at Central Regional Jail, and state police report additional charges are forthcoming.

Cuts to salaries for teachers and school service personnel were approved by the state Board of Education Wednesday for one county whose bottom line is stuck in the red.

State board members approved the salary cut for Calhoun County teachers and school service personnel at their monthly meeting in Charleston. Beginning July 1, staff at four schools will see $600 less per year on their paycheck.

Terry Harless, chief financial officer for the department, said the salary supplements that were previously included in county paychecks came from a levy, but an attempt to renew that levy failed in May.

Harless added the county has been operating with more than $1 million deficit for the past three years. Without the added levy funds, the county can’t continue to afford the salary supplements.

The Calhoun County Board of Education has already approved the cuts.

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