With the most recent school bus crash in Magoffin County, Kentucky, communities are again raising questions about school bus safety. The Ohio PTA Board of Directors passed a board resolution encouraging, “Ohio School Districts to voluntarily pursue, within budgetary constraints, pilot programs of installing lap-shoulder seat belts when ordering new school buses to determine if the presence of lap-shoulder seat belts meets the safety and behavioral improvement needs of their school district for transportation of students.” The National PTA has been advocating for seat belts in school buses since 1998 and calls upon law makers to support, “legislation or regulation requiring any new bus purchased for the purpose of transporting school children to be equipped with seat belts, and encourage all school districts to implement strong seat belt use, education, and enforcement policies”.
Please click here to contact your leaders today to advocate for greater safety for our children! “Seatbelts Save Lives!”
For more info, please visit the School Bus Seat Belt Safety Alliance website.
Founded in 1901, Ohio PTA is the oldest and largest volunteer organization in the State of Ohio focusing on the health, welfare, safety, and education of children and youth.