McKeesport Area School District: Contract OK’d for school bus safety system
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October 3, 2022

McKeesport Area School District: Contract OK’d for school bus safety system

By Mon Valley Independent

By JEFF STITT

jstitt@yourmvi.com

McKeesport Area School Board has entered into a five-year agreement with BusPatrol America to provide “a stop arm signal arm enforcement system” on each school bus serving the district. As a result, high-quality cameras that face two directions and use some artificial intelligence technology are being installed on stop arms in an effort to catch people who illegally pass the school buses.

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