COLUMBIA -- A bill was filed Tuesday in the state Senate that would prohibit advertising in school buses, according to a statement released by the Senate office. Republican Greg Ryberg of Aiken filed the legislation in reaction to news that the state Department of Education is offering school districts an opportunity to place billboards inside buses and use a special radio program with kid-targeted advertising. The plan gives districts the option of participating and would allow them to screen all ads.

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