OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The Osceola County School Board will decide this week whether to install cameras on hundreds of school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses.
The district would piggyback off a recently approved Lake County contract with Verra Mobility for cameras that record drivers who pass buses while their stop arms are extended and lights are flashing.
Lake County recently announced cameras will be installed on 240 of its school buses. Recordings will be reviewed by the district’s vendor and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office before a citation is issued. Citations are expected to begin in October.
Similar school bus camera programs have faced controversy and legal challenges.
In Polk County, a school bus camera program was suspended after drivers said they did not have a way to appeal the $225 tickets, as required by law. The program remains on hold while the issue works its way through the courts.
Osceola County has previously worked with Verra Mobility on its school speed zone camera program. That program was suspended after 9 Investigates raised questions about the placement of the cameras. The program remained out of use while courts considered whether the devices were approved by the state.
The school district previously conducted a pilot program involving school bus cameras in 2024, but no citations were issued.
At the time, Osceola County Schools Transportation Director Arby Creach said the district recorded 752 violations in one day, up from 458 the previous year.
The district is now considering moving forward with the program on hundreds of buses, with plans to have it fully operating in the spring.
Channel 9 has reached out to Verra Mobility for comment and is waiting to hear back.
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