OUR TRUST MISSION
Protecting students. Trust at the center.
BusPatrol’s mission is simple: make the journey to and from school safer for every child. For more than a decade, we’ve partnered with school districts, transportation providers, municipalities, and law enforcement agencies to help make that journey safer. That work begins with trust, built through clear public oversight and local accountability.
HOW BUSPATROL PROGRAMS WORK
Every program has a rulebook
BusPatrol programs do not begin with a camera. They begin with state legislation and a local decision to use technology for a specific student safety purpose. State law and local agreements set the boundaries — what can be recorded, who is authorized to review it, who information can be shared with, how long it can be kept, and when it must be deleted.
OUR SAFETY CREDENTIALS
Security backed by strong standards
Our commitment to security and privacy is supported by independent reviews, trusted infrastructure, and established security practices designed to protect our partners and the communities we serve.
SOC 2 Type II
Independently examined controls
We are SOC 2 Type II compliant. Our controls for security, availability, and confidentiality have been independently examined, providing assurance that key safeguards are designed and operating effectively.
PCI DSS
Safeguards for payment information
BusPatrol follows PCI DSS requirements for applicable citation payment flows to help protect payment information.
Secure infrastructure
Built on trusted cloud infrastructure
BusPatrol production environments are hosted on AWS infrastructure that meets widely recognized security standards, including ISO 27001.
FirstNet Authorization
Secure public-safety connectivity
BusPatrol is authorized to operate on FirstNet, a secure public-safety network that helps prioritize the transmission of violation evidence.
Third-party security testing
Regularly tested for vulnerabilities
Independent security experts test our applications to help identify potential risks before they become problems.
OUR SAFETY CREDENTIALS
Privacy and compliance by design
Our programs exist because legislatures have thoughtfully debated and authorized them, and we operate within the protections, oversight, and accountability those laws require.
BusPatrol’s purpose-built technology activates only when a school bus is stopped with its warning lights and stop-arm engaged, documenting a potential illegal passing for a defined review process by law enforcement. Throughout that process, data remains owned and controlled by the government partner, access is limited to authorized, role-based users, and information is collected, protected, retained, and purged only as permitted by law and local agreements.
Encryption
Information is protected using TLS 1.2+ encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.
Controlled access
Role-based access, least-privilege permissions, multi-factor authentication and audit logging help ensure information is available only to authorized users.
24/7 cybersecurity operations
Our technology environment is supported by continuous security oversight and documented procedures for detecting, evaluating, and responding to potential security incidents.
Ongoing testing
Regular vulnerability scanning, remediation processes, and annual penetration testing help identify and address potential risks.
Secure onboard storage
Video is stored on secure, tamper-resistant onboard DVRs. For stop-arm safety programs, only evidence associated with a potential violation is transmitted to the cloud for review.
Responsible data governance
Data ownership, retention, deletion and authorized access are governed by partner agreements, applicable laws and defined controls.
OUR SAFETY COMMITMENT
Trust starts with
how we work
Every BusPatrol program is founded on legislation and shaped by the voices of the local communities they serve.
Every BusPatrol program is shaped by regulation, local laws, local priorities, and the voices of the communities they serve.
Our stop-arm safety technology is designed for one defined use: documenting potential illegal school bus passings.
Potential violations are flagged for human review. Authorized officials determine whether an action meets their community’s legal standard.
Data ownership, access, retention, and deletion are governed by district agreements, applicable law, and defined controls.
“The communities we serve trust us with an important responsibility: helping protect children while safeguarding the information our technology handles. We earn that trust by being clear about what our technology does, deliberate about how data is used and protected, and accountable for meeting the standards we set for ourselves.”
Rick Birt, VP,
Government Operations
and Safety
OUR SAFETY IMPACT
Safer buses.
Safer kids.
Our goal is simple: fewer drivers illegally passing stopped school buses and fewer students put at risk. Across the country, we’re seeing progress, from drivers changing their behavior to a continued decline in illegal school bus passings nationwide.
National estimates have fallen from 43.5 million in 2024 to 38.4 million in 2026. Automated enforcement is one part of the broader effort helping communities drive safer behavior.
reoffend
For most drivers who receive a first violation through a BusPatrol program, it’s also their last. Education and accountability are helping change behavior where it matters most.
BusPatrol works with communities across the country to help protect more than 2 million students on their daily journey to and from school.
A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
Safer communities are built through trust
Protecting students comes with a broader responsibility to the communities we serve. It means being thoughtful about how technology is used, responsible with the information entrusted to us, and transparent and accountable in how we operate.
That commitment is fundamental to who we are and how we pursue our mission
of creating safer roads for every student.