 A new police initiative in Bemidji is aimed at stopping drivers who disregard school bus stop arms. It's a problem Bemidji and other communities are facing. This is video from Rose Mountain last year where a driver was caught on camera disregarding the school bus stop arm and almost hitting a student crossing the road. School buses in Bemidji have experienced similar incidents involving drivers disregarding school bus stop arms and the new program hopes to curb that behavior. The program will involve placing a Bemidji school resource officer, dare officer on bus routes that have had a high incident of reported stop arm violations. The officer will report any observed violations to nearby Bemidji police officers at the time of the violation. The officer will conduct a traffic stop and issue the appropriate citation. The program will roll out this February. The routes are yet to be determined and the days the officers are on the bus will be random. Both the morning and afternoon routes will be monitored.