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Committee backs placing bus‑patrol camera contract on the board agenda

Northern Lehigh School District Education Committee · May 6, 2024
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Summary

Administration recommended equipping up to 29 buses with cellular bus‑patrol cameras (14 per vehicle) and asked the board to consider authorizing the contract; vendor and transportation partner will share some costs and the district estimate for its share is about $21,750 one‑time.

The buildings and grounds discussion focused on a safety technology proposal to install external and internal cameras on district vehicles.

Administration recommended partnering with Bus Patrol to install 14 cameras per vehicle (seven exterior and seven interior) on up to 29 vehicles used for district transportation. The vendor originally quoted $2,000 per vehicle; negotiations produced a reduced price of $1,500 per vehicle and the district's transportation provider offered to pay half, leaving the…

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