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No seat belts added to current school buses
What happened
After a state-required seat-belt cost study (Senate Bill 546), the board voted on May 7, 2026 to keep its current buses without adding seat belts, because of money limits and warranty and safety issues. Any new bus it buys will have 3-point seat belts.
Why it matters to families
Students who ride district buses will keep riding buses without seat belts until those buses are replaced.
The evidence
May 7, 2026 minutes, item 12: 'keep current buses without retrofits due to financial constraints within the district and warranty/safety issues. Any new bus will be purchased with 3 point seat belts.' Motion carried 7-0.
The source
Board minutes, May 7, 2026See the full record for Woodson Independent School District.
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