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There has been a group of Manitoba parents advocating for seatbelts on school buses.

This group advocating seatbelts on school buses is nothing new to Bart Michaleski.

In recent memory, there have been accidents bringing significant attention to school buses.

Despite school buses still being fairly safe, there are concerns.

A major concern of Michalski's is if the driver is incapacitated it could be very difficult for the students to get out of the bus.

A major pro to putting seatbelts in school buses is they could be safer when there is a collision with the bus from the side or if there is a rollover.

School bus seats are designed for capacity, so two older kids or 3 small kids can sit on a seat together.

That makes it difficult for school buses to structure where seatbelts can go.