DAYTON, Ohio ( WDTN ) — An amendment to the Ohio House Budget aims to protect students using mass transit systems to get to school.
After hours of debate, the Ohio House has officially passed their version of the state operating budget in the form of House Bill 96 .
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One part of the plan includes an amendment by local State Representative Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), aiming to curb crime and enhance safety, like protecting students at downtown bus station hubs.
This push for safety comes after a Dunbar High School student was shot and killed last Friday while waiting for the bus at a transit hub in downtown Dayton…