BELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Bell County School District has released a statement after a Bell County school bus carrying students on a field trip was briefly stopped by law enforcement Friday, prompting the district to send a replacement driver to ensure students got home safely.

The school district confirmed the incident in a statement, saying the original bus driver was taken to the hospital "out of an abundance of caution for a full battery of medical testing."

A release from the district states that Superintendent Brian Crawford immediately dispatched a second bus driver to the scene after the initial interaction with officers.

"At no time were students in danger, and they remained supervised and safe throughout the entire process," the district said.

The district said it canno

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