Ted Estrada, Cleveland City Schools current bus driver of the year, gets ready Tuesday for a field trip to the Museum Center at Five Points. City school buses have aging security cameras, school officials say, and they are seeking an upgrade.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – City school system buses have aging security cameras on board and need an upgrade, school officials say.
This week, invitations will go out to bid on components for the upgrade. Vendors can get specifications at the system’s central office.
“We have videocameras on the buses now, but the technology is getting a little old,” Paul Ramsey, energy conservation manager with the school system, told the school board Monday. “We are having issues with some of it. … So it definitely needs updating.”
The board heard Sprint representatives Everly Galang and C. Scott Baker describe the next generation of school bus security. With a full system of surveillance, tracking and monitoring, the vehicle becomes a “smart bus,” they said.
Ramsey said Tuesday the system is looking for a simpler – and less expensive – upgrade.