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Edinburg ISD says federal grant funds enforcement against drivers who pass stopped school buses
Summary
District transportation and police officials told the school board the district used a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant to fund law enforcement deployments that have led to more than 200 citations for passing stopped school buses.
Edinburg ISD transportation and police officials told the school board that a federal traffic-safety grant is funding local enforcement to stop drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses.
The presentation at the March board meeting was led by Nisto Barbosa, the district’s director of transportation, and included remarks from Chief Ricardo Perez and Superintendent Carlos Salinas. Barbosa said the district applied for and received a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant administered through a company called TalkCell.com and began deploying local officers in January to…
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