RICHMOND – Most area school districts, a notable exception being Hardin-Central, received perfect scores during the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Annual School Bus Safety inspection. Out of five buses serving the Hardin-Central School District, two failed, resulting in a 60% approval rating and both buses being taken out of service. One other district, Lawson, had one out of 27 buses fail for a 95.8% approval rating. All other area districts had perfect scores, based on information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2021 annual school bus inspection program. Far more buses passed than failed the inspections. The Vehicle Safety Division rated 10,807 buses as passed; 822, “defective,” which required repairs being made within 10 days; and districts had to take 264 out of service until brought back into compliance. “Both Excelsior Springs and Richmond will receive the 2021 Total Fleet Excellence Awards,” Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. John…