I put my five-year-old on the school bus, and told the driver who is the "captain" of the bus, and who is responsible for the safety of the passengers, that my kid should be belted it. The school bus drive responded by telling me that they don't have seat belts.
I'm not disagreeing with what you said in your post, but I'm putting it better into context.
These fools demand better protection for criminals than innocent kids. We conservatives knew that all along.
School buses are actually designed for use without seat belts - that’s why the seats are (a) close together, (b) taller than typical car seats, and (c) heavily padded. They are designed so that, in the event of an accident, the child will hit the padded seats around him/her.
The idea is that this way is safer than seat belts because (a) many school-aged children on a bus would not use the seat belt properly anyway, and (b) in the event of a serious accident (especially involving fire) the time spent cutting kids out of seat belts could lead to further (and more serious) injuries.