Councilors back school-bus safety

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: December 19, 1996 | Copyright information

The Boston City Council yesterday unanimously passed an ordinance calling for crossing gates and monitors on Boston public school buses that carry 35 or more passengers. The ordinance also calls for all future school buses ...

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