(La Porte, IN) - La Porte City Police are paying closer attention to drivers veering around stopped school buses.  Police say officers will be working overtime to beef up school bus safety patrols through September 11.

The 2020-21 school year in La Porte began Monday with about 70-percent of students inside school buildings.  Officials say more 3,000 school buses have drivers going around their crossing arms statewide every day during the school year.

Federal funding is used to pay the officers overtime to beef up patrols.