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- ↑ Steuart, Shelby (April 26, 2018). "DeKalb bus drivers strike for better pay, get fired immediately". bettergeorgia.org. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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- ↑ Morgan, Valerie (April 20, 2018). "DeKalb County School District fires seven involved in bus strike". ocgnews.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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- ↑ Terrell, Ross (April 19, 2018). "DeKalb County School Bus Drivers Protest In Sickout". WABE . National Public Radio . Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ↑ Sabel-Sowers, Heather, Dekalb Parents Supporting Bus Drivers, change.org