The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is dedicating additional resources this week to make school bus stops safer for students across the area.

From Oct. 20 through the 24th, deputies will take part in a School Bus Stop Arm Enforcement Campaign, cracking down on drivers who illegally pass school buses while their stop arms are extended and red lights are flashing.

"it's not the ride to school that's most dangerous for kidsit's when they're getting on or off the bus," said sheriff Darryl Fort in a press release earlier this week.

Records from the Kansas City Municipal Court show that since the start of 2023, 30 citations have been filed under city ordinance 70-483(a)the law prohibiting drivers from passing a stopped school bus. However, the court's database only tracks cases filed by the p

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