Some buses serving Dallas County schools will soon have seat belts installed despite an ongoing debate about their effectiveness on school buses.
Dallas County Schools, which provides buses for Dallas ISD and eight other school districts, will have dozens more large buses with lap-shoulder belts. And district officials said they hope belts will be in more buses in the future.
"Common sense says we need to protect our kids every way possible, and that includes seat belts," said Larry Duncan, Dallas County Schools board president. "I would like to see them all with seat belts overnight, but we can't get that done."
Dallas County Schools already has installed shoulder-lap seat belts on two buses that serve DISD elementary schools in North Dallas. This month, the district expects to receive 70 new large buses equipped with lap-shoulder belts similar to those in passenger cars, officials said.
Despite the district's decision to have the seat belts, the debate remains about the benefits of seat belts on buses.
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