Florida’s new school bus cameras, which capture drivers who pass a bus while its stop arm is out, is now the focus of a new class action lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges Polk County’s bus cameras are a money-making “scheme” that uses the cover of student safety to generate “large-scale revenue,” according to the federal lawsuit filed in Florida’s Middle District. The lawsuit is considered a putative class action until a judge certifies it as a formal class action lawsuit.
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“They hide behind school safety, but that’s not their real intent. Their real intent is to become a cash cow,” said Miami-based attorney Gino Moreno, who filed the lawsuit along with his law partner, Arlenys Perdomo.
The lawsuit comes months after Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone and investigative photographer Matthew Apthorp started investigating the for-profit camera program, which was approved by lawmakers in 2023…