This year, school districts across the US are shaking up a prom tradition- they're replacing the usual line of limos with big, yellow buses. As prom accidents become more common, school districts are hoping to keep their students safe, even if it means taking away some of the night's magic.Districts are citing concerns over the use of drugs or alcohol during the night, and say that the buses are a way to keep everyone safe. Some NJ schools are offering them for a more practical reason: State law mandates that those under the age of 18 can only have one other underage passenger, and can't drive after midnight. For them, offering buses help the students obey the laws.
Regardless of the reasoning behind it, students are less than thrilled.
Alli McDonald, a student in Lexington, Mass., recently told the Boston Globe, "Who takes a bus to prom? You're supposed to have a limo." Lexington has outlawed limos for the prom, offering students coach buses and chartered trolleys instead.
students dont drive the limos, the driver does. secondly, if youre
going to a prom is a bus that doesnt have seat belts then it
certainly isnt safe!