After a Tennessee school bus crash killed six elementary school students last week, a national debate over the role of seat belts in buses has been revived. Texas is one of just six U.S. states that has a law requiring safety restraints — but only if the Legislature allocates funding, which it has not done since 2009. Only a handful of school districts received the funds when they were available, and none were in Amarillo. read more
Officials: Cost Of School Bus Seat Belts Impractical
ROBERT STEIN, Amarillo Globe-News
Fri, 12/02/2016 - 7:22pm
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Topics: Texas Potter County Amarillo
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