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Board reviews stop‑arm safety options after multiple illegal passes; district to test extended stop arm and collect data
Summary
Board members and staff discussed frequent illegal passes of school buses, the costs and enforcement limits of stop‑arm camera systems, and a purchased extended stop arm device the district will pilot; staff will collect data and explore funding options.
Board member Mr. Wayne described repeated incidents of vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses on a route in Williston, saying drivers report the buses are passed multiple times a day and one bus had been passed as many as 16 times on a single route during a busy period.
Staff explained state legislation allows stop‑arm camera systems that record illegal passes, but that enforcement and contract models can make systems expensive.…
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