The installation of BusPatrol cameras on school buses in Warren County is under way.

The cameras will monitor conditions inside and outside the buses – hopefully resulting in a reduction of behavior problems on the buses and a reduction of unsafe and illegal driving outside.

Warren County School District and police officials held a press conference Wednesday morning to announce the progress.

There will be nine or 10 cameras installed on every bus. They include GPS equipment and enough artificial intelligence to determine when a school bus stopping law violation is taking place.

BusPatrol crews are currently installing cameras on buses in four of the five bus contractor’s in the county. The fifth will begin shortly.

As of Wednesday morning, crews had completed work on about 40 buses – half the fleet – and can finish about 11 per day.

There is no cost to the district nor the taxpayers for the project. BusPatrol will be compensated by fines levied against those who violate the school bus stopping law and are caught due to the presence of the cameras.