Seatbelts on School Buses Debate | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 10, 2026 · 1m

With nearly 800,000 Ohio students heading back to school, safety on the road is front and center—especially as school buses, though statistically the safest mode of transport, face mounting calls for seatbelts after a tragic bus flip last year that claimed one life and injured twenty. A grieving parent is pushing for federal mandates, arguing it’s time to close the gap between car safety and school bus safety. But not everyone agrees—seasoned drivers question enforcement feasibility with young kids, while officials also battle a dangerous trend: thousands of motorists still illegally pass…