I drive a school bus in Indiana.  I can understand the concerns that parents have with safety on a bus, but I hope you will consider this.  I feel that seatbelts are not a good idea.  They may help in automobile accidents, but buses are built to withstand crashes better than any other vehicle on the road.  A child is safer in a bus than any other ride to school, even mom’s car.  If seatbelt are required, not only would it be nearly impossible for the driver to ensure that every student wears it, but some students would hit others with them and my BIGGEST fear: Though serious crashes are rare in a bus, what if there is a serious crash and the bus catches on fire.  How much more difficult would it be to rescue children if they are stuck or unconcious in a seatbelt.  Teaching children the propor way to ride the bus: sitting up, facing front in their extra-padded seat, is the best safety we can provide.  Please research the data on bus crashes before you assume seatbelts are better.

u think your children r safe when u put them on the bus. i know thing happen. but these bus drivers have a hard job. keepin control of the bus to make sure everyone is safe that is on there. then u have your bullies that need to be taken off that dis-track the driver. then we wonder where did everyone go. pay them more and thing will look and do better.