Transcript DPI UPDATE - Cabarrus County Schools

Legislative Update
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Transportation Services
• School Transportation Laws
– House Bill 428 – Stop Arm Violation Penalties
– Funding for 2 stop-arm cameras per county
Stop Arm Violation Penalties
– $500 penalty; misdemeanor
– $1250 injury; Class I Felony; 2 year revocation
– $2500 fatality; Class H Felony; 3 year revocation
– Revoke License (1 yr) for 2nd misdemeanor
violation w/i 3 years
– Permanently revoke license for 2 felonies;
– Permanently revoke license for 3 misdemeanors
1-Day Stop Arm Violation Count 2013
Results of Annual One-Day INCIDENTS Reported by School Bus Drivers
*Beginning with 2011 transition to # VEHICLES that passed (
School Bus Stop Arm
Fatalities – North Carolina
1999-2013
School Bus Stop Arm
Fatalities – North Carolina
2012-2013
School Bus Stop Procedures
• Letters from State Superintendent
– Parents
– Administrators
– Drivers
Letters from State Superintendent
• Four students killed in 2012-2013
• Students MUST look both ways before
stepping into the roadway
• Bus drivers are expected to enforce this
behavior
• Principals are expected to support drivers and
work with teachers to enforce this behavior