NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A proposed state law could put younger drivers behind the wheel of your child's school bus.
The bill aims to address a bus driver shortage. But some parents are pushing back after last Friday's school bus crash that killed two Montgomery County students.
Lawmakers want to lower the driving age from 25 to 23 to get more buses on the road, but one father says experience matters more than convenience.
Republican Representative Mike Sparks from Smyrna says his bill will fix the state's driver shortage while keeping safety standards in place.
But Xaviel Lugo disagrees.
He recently rescued students, including his own daughter last Friday after the Clarksville Montgomery County School bus she was riding on slowly drift over double yellow lines and hit a dump truck in Carroll County.
They were on a field trip when the crash happened.
Two children died.
Lugo says lawmakers must rethink putting younger drivers in charge. He fears lowering the age requirement will only lead to more families losing their children.
The bill has stalled in the House and failed in a Senate committee.
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