As students across metro Atlanta begin to return to school, law enforcement is reminding drivers to take school bus safety seriously or face steep consequences under Addy’s Law.
Marietta Police Officer Chuck McPhilamy says officers will be out enforcing the law, which makes it illegal to pass a stopped school bus with its lights flashing and stop arm extended. Violators face a minimum $1,000 fine, one of the highest in the nation and the possibility of jail time.
“Addy’s Law was put into place to make the fines that much steeper and try to encourage drivers to be that much more careful around school buses,” McPhilamy said. “These laws are there to protect our children.”…