West Liberty-Salem installs new tool to ensure school bus safety

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

West Liberty-Salem Local School District has a new tool to ensure child safety while riding the school bus.

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If a motorist is not following rules when it comes to driving on the road with school buses, cameras installed next to the stop arm will zoom in and record the license plate.

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The cameras are always rolling and if someone zooms past a school bus while the stop arm is out, the bus driver is able to hit a button that will flag that part of the video.

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The footage will be given to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.

West Liberty-Salem installed cameras on 18 of the 21 buses in the district’s fleet, which cost approximately $30,000.

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