Scheduling decisions are made by the principal in each building to accommodate the programmatic and operations needs of the school. Please contact your principal with concerns about the timing of the meal period. If state law requires seatbelts to be worn while riding in a car, why aren't there seatbelts on the busses. The use of seatbelts on school busses is an issue that has been examined and debated on a national level. The high, padded seats act like the individual compartments in an egg carton.
Seatbelts present additional problems in addition to any possible gain in safety.