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Seatbelts are mandatory for school buses in some states, including California and Texas. School buses otherwise meet occupant protection through "compartmentalization" which is the padding and high seats designed to keep people in a small area. Works very well for most accidents but not so much in a roll-over.
As far as the drivers go, there is a nation wide shortage of all commercial drivers including bus drivers. Because of this, they are going deeper into the hiring pool to get ANYBODY to drive a bus who can obtain a CDL, pass a DOT medical, and submit a clean urine test...
Just had a young friend (23) get his CDL to drive a school bus. He did not have a CDL when he applied. They gave him the training and helped him get his license. He starts driving in January. Zero experience driving anything bigger than a pickup truck. He's actually a pretty careful fellow, I think he'll do all right. Just a lot of pressure without a lot of experience...
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