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Georgia district hopes to install license-plate capturing cameras to fine drivers passing school buses

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Keane, I. (2026, September 17). Georgia district hopes to install license-plate capturing cameras to fine drivers passing school buses. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/georgia-school-district-stop-arm-license-plate-cameras-b3052123.html

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DeKalb County Schools in Georgia plans to install stop-arm cameras on over 1,000 of its school buses to deter drivers from illegally passing stopped buses. These cameras will capture license plates and multi-angle video footage, sending data directly to law enforcement for fines starting at $1,000 per violation. The district aims to protect students by addressing the frequent issue of unsafe driving near school buses; Georgia officials estimate that this happens over 9,000 times daily. Installation is scheduled to be completed no later than January.

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The DeKalb County School District in Georgia is considering installing license-plate capturing cameras on over 1,000 school buses, each equipped with multi-angle video and GPS tagging. These stop-arm cameras would automatically capture vehicles passing stopped school buses illegally, warranting a fine of up to $1,000 per violation. Director of Student Transportation Bernando Brown aims to protect the district’s roughly 45,000 students by ensuring safe transportation. Data collected from these cameras will be sent directly to law enforcement. The existing internal bus cameras only capture inside activity; the new stop-arm cameras would monitor traffic outside.

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CBS Atlanta DeKalb County School District DeKalb County Schools Georgia the Governor’s Highway Safety Association

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“The goal of DeKalb County School District is to ensure we’re protecting 100 percent of our students 100 percent of the time by providing safe and reliable consistent transportation to and from school each and every day,” Director of Student Transportation Bernando Brown said.

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🔮 The buses already have cameras inside, but the stop-arm cameras would show what’s happening outside, CBS Atlanta reported.

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Georgia district hopes to install license-plate capturing cameras to fine drivers passing school buses · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

A Georgia school district is looking to install stop-arm cameras on school buses to dissuade drivers from illegally passing — a move that warrants a $1,000 fine in the state. asserted

that → look → state

DeKalb County Schools is looking to find a vendor to add cameras to over 1,000 school buses in the district. asserted

Schools → look → district

The buses already have cameras inside, but the stop-arm cameras would show what’s happening outside, CBS Atlanta reported. asserted

Atlanta → have → arm

Brown → ensure → Transportation

The district, which transports about 45,000 students, says it plans to get cameras with multi-angle video, license plate recognition, GPS tagging and automatic activation. asserted

it → transport → video

Data collected with the cameras would automatically be sent to law enforcement. asserted

Data → collect → enforcement

“The camera will actually be mounted right on the side of our bus,” Brown said. asserted

Brown → mount → bus

As long as no one passes the bus, there’s nothing to worry about. asserted

one → pass → bus

However, cars that pass buses will be tracked by the camera the entire time, Brown said. asserted

Brown → pass → camera

A survey from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association found that 46 percent of children riding the school bus have had a close call with a dangerous driver. asserted

percent → find → driver

The data also found that 53 percent of parents believe dangerous driving continues because motorists think they won’t get caught. asserted

they → find → parents

Georgia officials estimate that drivers in the state illegally pass school buses over 9,000 times a day. asserted

drivers → estimate → times

“It’s pretty frequent,” Brown told the outlet. asserted

Brown → ’ → outlet

“We have certain areas in DeKalb County where it’s almost every time a bus stops, you’re going to see it.” asserted

you → have → it

In Georgia, the fine for passing a school bus starts at $1,000. asserted

fine → pass → 1,000

The district says it hopes to install the cameras no later than January. asserted

it → say → January