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How converting school bus radios to digital will improve safety for Hall students

Hall County Schools transportation director Clay Hobbs demonstrates a typical analog two-way radio currently used in the county's bus fleet Tuesday, July 17, 2018. As part of ongoing school safety improvements buses will be converted to digital radio communications to give better coverage of the county.

07182018 RADIOS 4.jpg — Hall County Schools transportation director Clay Hobbs demonstrates a typical analog two-way radio currently used in the county's bus fleet Tuesday, July 17, 2018. As part of ongoing school safety improvements buses will be converted to digital radio communications to give better coverage of the county.

Joshua Silavent

Published: Jul 17, 2018, 11:40 PM

Hall Schools will convert all its bus radios to digital and expand communications coverage to 99 percent of the county by Christmas.

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