Parents Protest * Cyprus - At school bus without seatbelts
Nicosia,Cyprus -The Cyprus Mail, by Leo Leonidou -21 Oct 2007: -- Parents of two primary school children this week refused to let them participate in a school excursion, as the bus taking them to Larnaca was not fitted with seatbelts... In a bid to gather support of fellow parents at the Ayios Andreas Primary School in Nicosia, Zoe Lordou and Andros Kourtellos, parents of first year primary students, on Wednesday stood outside the school in an effort to warn other parents of the dangers... Yiannakis Gavriel, President of the Pan-Cyprian Primary Schools Parents’ Association, said that seatbelts, “must be installed on all buses, regardless of whether they are old or new vehicles. Safety is what is important, regardless of the cost”... He also wanted to clampdown on what he described as the overcrowding seen on many school buses, meaning many pupils are forced to stand... (Photo from www.northcyprusonline.com: Cyprus bus services)Labels: parents' complains
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