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Upper Dublin moves to pilot camera-based bus-patrol program; citations fund equipment after break-even
Summary
The committee recommended moving forward with agreements to install Bus Patrol exterior cameras on 30 district buses and an intergovernmental agreement with Upper Dublin Township Police. Vendor-hosted video will be used to identify illegal passes; district receives $185 of each qualifying citation after equipment break-even.
The Upper Dublin School District presented a recommended partnership with Bus Patrol to install exterior camera systems on district buses and an intergovernmental agreement with the Upper Dublin Township Police Department to allow police to issue citations captured by the system.
How it works: Bus Patrol’s exterior cameras document vehicles that illegally pass stopped school buses. Under the proposed financial model, each $300 citation first pays required state allocations and a $25 share to the township; the remaining $250 is applied toward recovering the district’s installed-equipment costs…
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