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Centennial School District board approves Bus Patrol stop-arm camera contract amid privacy questions
Summary
On Sept. 30, 2025, the Centennial School District Committee of the Whole approved a contract with Bus Patrol to install stop-arm cameras on school buses. The vendor covers equipment costs and is repaid from citations; the district faces questions from parents about who can access interior camera footage.
The Centennial School District Committee of the Whole approved a contract on Sept. 30, 2025, with Bus Patrol to install and manage a stop-arm camera ticketing system on district buses. The board approved the contract as agenda item 8.2d by voice vote with no opposition.
District administrators said the program will install exterior and interior cameras on buses to record motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses and to provide better interior coverage for student safety. Tom Greenwood, the district's Chief Financial Officer, said, “There is no upfront cost to the district.” He described the vendor model as using camera evidence to support citations issued by law enforcement and said the vendor pays the equipment and technical fees up front and recoups costs from a share of collected fines.
Greenwood said…
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