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Superintendent: new law will require seatbelts on buses; cafeteria and gym near completion

Bartlett Independent School District Board of Trustees · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Theodore Clevenger said a new bill will require seatbelts on all buses and updated the Board on near-complete cafeteria, gym and field-house work, while scheduling a long-range facilities meeting.

Superintendent Theodore Clevenger told trustees the district is preparing to respond to new state-level requirements affecting school buses. "Because of a new bill, all buses will have to have seatbelts," he said, and noted that while new buses are compliant, the requirement will affect the district's existing fleet.

Clevenger also provided a facilities update: flooring, lighting and painting are complete in the new cafeteria, booth seats are expected this week, kitchen appliances remain outstanding, gym paint touch-ups are pending, trophy case mill work will be installed and epoxy floors were added in bathrooms. The superintendent said punch lists for the cafeteria, gym and field house are near completion and scheduled a long-range facility meeting for the following evening.