Boardman bus incident: what the schools and police have said
Statements from Boardman Local Schools, Mahoning Valley Community School and police. Our records requests are pending.
The issue
Schools and police in the Boardman area released public statements about a student transportation incident. We are posting those statements here, and we have records requests in to both schools.
What we asked for
Records requests to both schools are still pending. We'll add what comes back to this page.
What we got
Statements we received or that were released November 12, 2026, are posted below. We have not yet received records from the pending requests.
What we found
The released statements do not agree on the date of the incident. Boardman Local Schools describes it as Friday, November 6. The joint police press release describes it as Monday, November 9. Those are the dates the sources give. We are not choosing one.
What's next
We'll post records from the schools as they come in.
Documents
These are the records as the agencies released them. We blacked out only information that could identify a minor, our own personal contact details, and adult Social Security numbers. Any other black boxes were put there by the agency.
