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Should seat belts on school buses be required?

Could school buses be even safer?

05/16/2017

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Should seat belts on school buses be required?

Clip: 5/16/2017 | 7m 22s

Could school buses be even safer?

Millions of American children take a school bus to school each day, and statistically it's the safest option. But could school buses be even safer? Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports that a record number of states are considering legislation to require seat belts and other safety upgrades, but for many school districts it may not necessarily pay to have students buckle up.

05/16/2017

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