“No child should be put in needless danger because of antiquated safety regulations, and no parent should have to go through this heartbreak.”
Tori is now taking her battle to Washington, where she is meeting with federal legislators and pleading with them to propose legislation requiring life-saving safety equipment on all American school buses.
Not just those in wealthy districts. In many states, these features are currently optional.
Safety crossing arm gates, which extend outward to safely direct kids out of the bus’s blind spot, are one of the modifications Tori and her husband are advocating for.
Lawyer Rodriguez said, “That mechanism alone is fairly cheap.” “Pedestrian accidents and fatalities have significantly decreased since these technologies became available.”
