$30M in school bus fines on the line in suit against Dallas County Schools
A class-action lawsuit filed last week against the cities of Dallas and Carrollton and the agency that runs school buses in the county could pave the way for $30 million in traffic ticket refunds.
The five plaintiffs — David Sewell of Dallas, Joseph Lafreniere Jr. of The Colony, Christe Shaul of Dallas, Maxine Cox of Dallas and Gary Jones of Dallas — claim that Dallas County Schools illegally used cameras on school buses to ticket drivers for traffic violations they might not have committed.
The external cameras were installed in an effort to improve safety and punish drivers who put children's lives in danger. School districts in several other states, including Virginia, Nebraska and Georgia, have similar cameras, usually installed on the arms extended at bus stops.
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"That is a tangible improvement in the safety of our children," Larry Duncan, Dallas County Schools board president, told KXAS-TV (NBC 5).
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