“We don’t just give it to law enforcement, and they


don’t have access to our system,” said Jackson. “If we have a situation where we have something egregious with a driver, to the point where they felt it needs to be investigated, then we’ll send it over.” One of the reasons why the district sought to put cameras on the exterior of the bus—which it hadn’t had in the past—was because the focus shifted from the students onboard to the motorists sharing the road with the school bus. “They were looking at these individuals that were blowing through and trying to take the data down, send it over to law enforcement, and try to get it as accurate as possible,” noted Jackson. “Now, if we have a close call, where we have something that is egregious enough that we feel that needs to be addressed, we send it over to our local law enforcement. We have multiple law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction—we have multiple cities within the county.” Jackson added that the older systems were losing data


and footage because the cameras weren’t working. “We [now] have a safety tool in place that gives us the heads up if there’s a malfunction,” he shared. “My fleet manag- er monitors it all of the time in real time. When he sees certain things pop up, he gets in contact with a division to get quick fixes to make sure things are working properly.”


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Parents in the local community found the system to


be a “relief,” said Jackson. His district educated commu- nity members when it was going through the update. A local television station also reported on it, “which helps to educate the community about what we’re doing, how and why we’re doing it,” noted Jackson. Bethel School District in Spanaway, Washington,


implemented REI technology for an added safety factor, said Transportation Director Joel Stutheit. He noted a primary benefit being the driver is not re-


quired to gather information on the make, model, and plate number while trying to board or debark students safely. “We have identified routes they are needed on,” said


Stutheit. “This next school year, we are looking to [add] another 50 buses with this technology.” The school district works in concert with the county’s


sheriff’s department and the county court system using Verra Mobility as the service provider to help miti- gate the violations. “We started the pilot program working with Verra


Mobility and the Sheriff’s department, and this laid the footwork for any other school district that did not have a city attached to utilize for ticket and court purposes,” Stutheit said. Three years ago, transportation department officials at


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