Eagleville, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — School districts in Greater Philadelphia today urged motorists to stop for school buses this back to school at a safety event with local law enforcement, government officials, and BusPatrol.
Methacton, Spring-Ford Area, Phoenixville Area, and Rose Tree Media school districts have each partnered with BusPatrol to launch safety initiatives to make roads safer for students.
Every day in Pennsylvania, hundreds of motorists fail to stop for school buses and put the lives of children at risk. It is estimated that each school bus is illegally passed more than two times a day, and last year’s Operation Safe Stop captured 252 stop-arm violations – up from 120 reported the previous year.
“The safety of our students is our primary concern,” said Dr. Alan Fegley, Superintendent of the Phoenixville Area School District. He continued, “The addition of these stop-arm cameras means we have further extended our safety net from the student’s doorstep to ours.”
Dr. DiMarino-Linnen, Superintendent of the Rose Tree Media School District, added, “Keeping school children safe includes when they are riding our buses to and from school. The BusPatrol program is a great addition to our toolkit and reflects our ongoing partnership with local and state law enforcement to support the safety of our school children.”
As part of the initiative, the school districts’ entire fleets totaling more than 300 buses…
