UPDATED: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: February 1

1. Framingham Public Schools sent out a letter to parents reminding them to have their child(ren) use the seat belts on the school buses.

Most of the students on bus 15, that was involved in the crash on Thursday, did not use the seat belts installed on the school buses, according to first responders.

Ten students were taken to two hospital with minor injuries, after a car struck the bus on Edgell Road Thursday afternoon. Framingham Public Schools said there were 31 elementary students on the bus, at the time of the crash. The driver was cited, and identified by police on Friday.

Massachusetts does not require seat belts be installed on buses, but Framingham had the seat belts installed

2. We have hardly seen winter, especially compared to last year’s record-breaking snowfall. Tuesday is groundhog day. So will we have more unseasonable weather or will winter finally come our way?

Tomorrow morning, Feb. 2, as they have for years, people will gather in Punxsutawney, PA to watch as Punxsutawney Phil leaves his burrow to observe the weather and look for his shadow. That prediction is something many across the country are looking forward to following the unprecedented winter storms across the East Coast last week.

3. FLYERS in action:

• Framingham High ski team has a race tonight at 6 at Blue Hills

MUSTANGS in action:

• Girls basketball team will host Cristo Rey at 6:30 p.m.

4. Members of the Greater Framingham Running Club are working closely with the 2016 Team Framingham runners in preparing for the Monday April 18 Boston Marathon. Runners, who are not part of Team Framingham, but are running the Boston Marathon for another charity or organization, are welcome to join the training. Click here for more details.

5. The South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District will hold a School Committee meeting tonight at Keefe Technical High at 7 in room 226. On the agenda is the Fiscal Year 2017 budget and an update on a grant application for a dental assistant program,