2008.10.15
Small bus seatbelts become a rule
In today's column, I wrote about a seat-belt safety campaign going on at Christiansburg High School. In a somewhat related matter, the government today OK'd a rule that would require small school buses to have seatbelts.
It's part of a decades long debate with questions about possible mixed messages students are taught about safety when their buses don't have restraints.
Here's a look at the new regulation from Education Week
Vehicle safety in general seems to be a big push these days. All but one of Montgomery County's schools has a YOVASO chapter, and Blacksburg High School is working on getting one going.
What responsibility do you think schools have to students when it comes to out-of-classroom time?
