Cobb solicitor can now prosecute school bus violators

Cobb Commissioners on Tuesday approved a code amendment that will allow the county solicitor general to prosecute drivers who pass school buses that are stopped to load and unload students.

A state law passed last year allowed buses to capture video recordings of violators, and Cobb outfitted about 100 of its buses with the cameras, but the law did not give solicitors the authority to go after the violators and issue tickets.

In 2009, a 5-year-old Cobb girl was killed by a driver who ran past a stopped bus.

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