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Wellington ISD board finds budget cannot cover three‑point seat belts, will notify TEA
Summary
After a public hearing Feb. 9, the Wellington ISD Board determined its budget cannot pay to retrofit or replace buses with three‑point seat belts and directed administration to submit required financial data to the Texas Education Agency under state code.
The Wellington Independent School District Board of Trustees held a public hearing Feb. 9 on whether the district’s budget permits equipping school buses with three‑point (lap‑and‑shoulder) seat belts. Superintendent Kurt Ashmore reviewed estimates for retrofitting the current fleet and costs to purchase replacements and concluded "there are not sufficient funds available to retro-fit buses or purchase new ones."
Following the hearing, Trustee Gene Pena moved and Trustee Kenney Keys seconded a resolution formally adopting the determination that the district cannot afford buses fully equipped with three‑point seat belts and directing the administration to submit the required financial data to the Texas Education Agency under Texas Transportation Code 547.701(f). The motion carried 7–0.
The board record does not provide line‑item cost figures or the number of buses that could not be retrofitted; the minutes show only the conclusion of the cost review and the board’s formal determination to file the documentation with TEA.
