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EDUCATION

Why 2025 has been a good year for Deer Valley Unified bus drivers

Wesley Dewitt has won statewide top honors as a driver, and has been with the school district himself since kindergarten

Fighting traffic, or weather, or keeping a schedule, all from behind the wheel while driving is one thing. It happens daily and all at once for most Valley drivers.

Focusing on all that with a bus load of anywhere from 50 to 80 kids sitting behind you? That’s something else, and there’s a catch — try doing it twice a day.

Wesley Dewitt — who’s one of the top school bus drivers in Arizona, literally — has been behind the wheel of a Deer Valley Unified School District bus since 2016. Multitasking is an understatement on his daily routes.

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