(WSVN) – Back-to-school means there is a new layer of safety for students across Broward County.<\/p>\n
The school district said it\u2019s launching a school bus stop-arm camera program. The program will equip 1,300 school buses with cameras designed to help catch drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe buses are safe all by themselves. We have all the equipment on these buses that we possibly can for safety and security and now we\u2019re adding one more layer\u2026 everything we can do to protect the lives of our students is what we\u2019re going to do in Broward County schools,\u201d said Dr.Allen Zeman, a Broward County school board member. <\/p>\n
The program rolls out as students are about to head back to class, with district leaders saying drivers will first get a chance to learn about the new enforcement before citations begin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWarning citations will begin being mailed on August 10 for the first 30 days. Folks who break the law will only be mailed that warning citation. The program will officially begin with civil penalties on September 9,\u201d said Bus Patrol Steve Randazzo. <\/p>\n
7News received a closer look at the new technology.<\/p>\n
Bus Patrol showed off cameras positioned around the entire bus, including cameras that capture license plates, wide views of traffic, and additional angles designed to give law enforcement more context before a decision is made.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people in the public think that the cameras write you a ticket. It\u2019s technically not accurate. All recorded video is reviewed by law enforcement, and ultimately that decision to cite someone or not is made not by buspatrol, not by the cameras, but by law enforcement,\u201d said Randazzo. <\/p>\n
District leaders said the goal isn\u2019t to write more tickets; it\u2019s to change driver behavior to help keep students safe as they get on and off the school bus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to make zero dollars, to be honest. We hope that people will be accountable to themselves when they\u2019re driving. We hope that\u2019s only one instance for that individual to learn from, so they won\u2019t repeat that same behavior again,\u201d said Superintendent of Broward County Schools, Dr. Howard Hepburn. <\/p>\n
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