All 511 buses are being equipped with cameras that start recording when the stop arm has been extended.
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Posted inSchools
PCPS to Host Town Halls About Changing Middle and High School Start Times
By July 2026, high schools cannot start earlier than 8:30 a.m. The change will likely require the district to buy more buses and hire more drivers.
Posted inSchools
Polk County School Board to Spend $920K For Bus Tracking System
PCPS has been field testing the system, which includes a parent app and tablets that can read student IDs.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lives Cut Short: 21 Polk County Students Have Died Since June
The extraordinary number of deaths has left classmates, parents, teachers and staff grieving.