DPD Officers participated in Operation Safe Stop on October 22, 2025, along with all of our public safety partners who patrol the roadways within the Downingtown Area School District. 

(Pictured from left to right: DPD Officer Kevin Coyle, Krapf School Bus Driver Jennifer Gordon, and East Ward elementary School  Principal Dr. Nick Argonish.)

Operation Safe Stop is an annual program that brings school districts, their student transportation providers, and law enforcement agencies together to raise public awareness about potential consequences and reduce the occurrence of illegal school bus passes.

For more information on school bus safety, check these links out:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/school-bus-safety

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmv/driver-services/school-bus-drivers/school-bus-safety