Seat belts on school busses?

Honestly, I don't understand why this is even still being debated. 42 states don't require seat belts on school buses, including Indiana.  One of the reasons I just heard mentioned on the news is a worry about kids not being able to release the seat belts quickly in case of an emergency evacuation. Really??? The children riding school buses these days have been strapped into car seats, and if they're older, car seat belts since they were newborn infants. Today, a Fort Wayne schools bus was involved in a relatively minor accident.  Evidently the driver lost control and the bus went off the road.  It didn't roll over or anything drastic but kids on the bus were bounced around a little bit. One child described being bounced off his seat, on to the floor and bumping his head.  Not a big deal injury but it didn't have to happen at all.  I would be willing to bet that, if put to the test, children of school age could unbuckle their seat belts as fast or faster than adults.  I've heard the same argument (can't get out fast enough) used by car drivers who don't want to buckle up and yet it's the law and studies show that the odds of surviving a car crash while wearing a seat belt are far, far better than if you aren't buckled up.  I am very pleased to know that the North West Allen school system has installed seat belts in some of their buses. At least it's a start.  Personally, if I was a school bus driver (note here: I would never turn my back on a bus full of kids and drive them anywhere.) I would much prefer to have all those little darlings buckled into their seats, instead of running around the bus. Just a thought.