Lawmakers ask whether permanent DST would jeopardize children at bus stops

May 28, 2021

Members pressed the sponsor on school-bus safety and pupil exposure to darkness under permanent daylight saving time; the sponsor said he found no research showing increased risk and pointed to teachers' support for ending clock changes.

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Several lawmakers raised the concern that moving to permanent daylight saving time would leave some children waiting for buses in darker mornings during winter months.

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