The Walker County bus crash that took place on Tuesday morning has shocked the community, with many expressing the need for additional safety measures, like seatbelts, in school buses.

“We have driver error and five kids hurt once again because there are no seatbelts on school buses,” says C. Mark Warren, a personal injury attorney at Warren & Griffin.

Warren says he’s heard from families about the lasting impacts these crashes can have on children and hopes to see change. School buses, he says, shouldn't be exempt from having seatbelts, especially when children might be spending more time going to and from school on school buses than in a family vehicle.

"There's really no reason not to have seatbelts in school buses–none,” says Warren. “We’re required by law to wear a seatbelt in the

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