PALM BAY, FLORIDA (May 7, 2025): The Palm Bay Police Department is committed to ensuring the safety of our children in school zones and providing our residents with the highest quality services and technology to support that mission. The School Zone Speed Camera Program, designed to reduce speeding in school zones and protect our students, was implemented with those goals in mind. However, we have recently experienced several issues which have caused concern and do not meet the standards we expect for any program implemented in our community.
As stewards of public trust and safety, it is our responsibility to ensure that any system used to support public safety functions with complete accuracy, reliability, and transparency. Until we can guarantee consistent performance, we have determined that it is in the best interest of our city and its citizens to suspend the School Zone Speed Camera program for the remainder of the current school year.
Mayor Rob Medina stated, “I support the concept of the school zone camera program and its goal of encouraging safer driving behaviors around our schools through a civil administrative process that doesn’t impact driver’s licenses with points. However, given the recent inconsistencies in the accuracy of information, I believe it’s appropriate to pause the program once again. Our children are our most precious resource, and we must ensure any initiative designed to protect them is implemented with the highest level of integrity and reliability.”
