After using stop-arm cameras on over half of its buses, one South Carolina district has pledged to implement the technology on all of its district's fleet.

Last month, Gatekeeper Systems Inc. announced the completion of a contract with Lexington County School District One (Lexington One) for the full-fleet implementation of Live View Wireless and internal video on the district’s 250 school buses.

Lexington One, one of South Carolina’s largest school districts, also installed Gatekeeper’s Student Protector stop arm cameras on 150 buses, marking it as one of Gatekeeper’s largest single deployments of Student Protector stop arm cameras to date. 

Student Protector stop-arm cameras leverage advanced AI and video analytics to detect and capture violations of vehicles illegally passing school buses while the stop arm is extended. The system records evidence, including license plate data, that can be processed for automated ticketing when Gatekeeper’s proprietary software is optioned.

“Recently one of our students came within a few feet of being struck by a vehicle illegally passing a stopped school bus,” commented Will Hall, director of transportation at Lexington One. “Adding Gatekeeper’s Student Protector solution to capture critical evidence of stop-arm violations will act as a deterrent and add a layer of safety for our children when boarding and disembarking our buses. I can’t tell you how much Live View Wireless has helped us here at Lexington One just to expedite our investigations or respond to dangerous or hazardous situations. Previously, we could have created another full-time position for someone who was manually pulling video.”