BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Boise School District is providing additional details related to a school bus driver who has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
According to a letter from the district, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Kayden Peterson, a bus driver employed by Durham School Services, the district’s contracted transportation provider.
Authorities say Peterson faces charges including sexual battery of a minor aged 16 or 17, Sexual abuse of a child under 16, and two counts of lewd conduct with a minor under 16. The District said on Tuesday, following reports of his arrest, that they had contacted Durham and instructed them that Peterson was not permitted to drive for the district.
According to BSD, Peterson drove routes in the district between March 27 and April 7, when he was arrested.
The district released the following list of what routes he drove, when he drove them, and whether or not there was an assigned bus monitor on that route:
Thursday, March 27
- PM Route 678 — Mountain View Elementary, Lowell Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Monday, March 30
- AM Route 713 — Hillside Junior High, Boise High School, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- PM Route 713 — Lowell Elementary (early release), Hillside Junior High, Whittier Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Tuesday, March 31
- AM Route 713 — Hillside Junior High, Boise High School, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- PM Route 713 — Lowell Elementary (early release), Hillside Junior High, Whittier Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
- Activity Trip — Highlands Elementary to Boise Art Museum
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Wednesday, April 1
- AM Route 713 — Hillside Junior High, Boise High School, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- Midday Route 587 — Owyhee Early Learning Center
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
- PM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Koelsch Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: No
Thursday, April 2
- AM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Capital High School, Koelsch Elementary, Morley Nelson Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Riverglen/Capital Only)
- PM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Koelsch Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: No
- Activity Trip — Les Bois Junior High volleyball transportation (Riverglen to Les Bois)
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Friday, April 3
- AM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Capital High School, Koelsch Elementary, Morley Nelson Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Riverglen/Capital Only)
- PM Route 709 — Treasure Valley Math & Science Center to Hillside Junior High, Taft Elementary, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Hillside/Taft Only)
Monday, April 6
- AM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Capital High School, Koelsch Elementary, Morley Nelson Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Riverglen/Capital Only)
- PM Route 604 — Taft Elementary, Whittier Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: No
Tuesday, April 7
- AM Route 635 — West Junior High, Frank Church High School, Maple Grove Elementary
- PM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Koelsch Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
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The district reiterated that it had not received any reports about Peterson while he was assigned to the district, and that he passed a criminal background check before his employment with Durham School Services.
