Centennial School Buses Getting Cameras

WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, PA — The Centennial School District will become the latest in Bucks County and the Philadelphia region to arm its school buses with cameras to crack down on drivers who pass them illegally.

Starting next month, the school district, and Ivyland, Warminster, and Upper Southampton police departments will partner with Bus Patrol, a school bus safety program.

Centennial school officials said a fleet of 65 district buses has been modernized with advanced safety technology, including photo enforcement cameras to detect vehicles that illegally pass stopped school buses.

The initiative aims to reduce dangerous driving behavior and enhance student safety.

According to the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, school buses are estimated to unlawfully pass more than 45.2 million times each school year in the United States.

“At Centennial School District, student safety is at the heart of everything we do. Our partnership with BusPatrol helps protect children as they get on and off the bus, and reinforces the importance of safe driving in our community,” said Jim Wertman, the school district's director of operations.