Hays CISD bus in rollover crash did not have seat belts
One child on the bus died in the accident, according to Texas DPS, with at least 10 other patients transported from the scene by STARFlight and Austin-Travis County EMS.
HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Hays CISD school bus that was in a Friday afternoon crash did not have seat belts, according to Hays CISD Chief Communication Officer Tim Savoy on Saturday.
One child on the bus died in the accident, according to Texas DPS, with at least 10 other patients transported from the scene by STARFlight and Austin-Travis County EMS.
The bus was a 2011 model, Savoy said, which predates a 2017 Texas law mandating seat belts on school buses. Savoy said that as of 2022, around 40 of the district's 200 buses lacked seat belts because Hays CISD had them prior to 2017.
All buses in use by Austin ISD, Leander ISD and Pflugerville ISD have seat belts, according to the districts' websites. KXAN reached out to Round Rock ISD for information about its bus fleet.
The Hays CISD Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Monday, March 25 has been canceled, according to the CISD Superintendent's Office.