Lawsuit alleges Polk County’s bus camera program is a ‘flawed and unlawful scheme’
FLORIDA — 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…