CHENANGO FORKS, N.Y. -- School officials say 50,000 parked school buses get passed by vehicles on a daily basis across the state.

The growing problem has hit hard in the Chenango Forks Central School District, where the superintendent says the dangerous situation is now happening at least once a week.

"It's not close, where the cars are coming up to the school bus when the lights are coming on,” said Superintendent Lloyd Peck. "The amber lights are on for six or seven seconds, then the stoplights are on for probably another six or seven seconds in most cases, so it's very egregious with these cars going by the buses."

Thanks to new shield cameras, the district has been able to record a number of these instances.

"The amber warning lights are on. You can see the speed going down. They're applying the brake,” said Operations and Transportation Director Bernie McDermott. "The bus is stopped and it says stop arm."

But in one video, the car clearly drives right by, ignoring the stop sign. Another scary incident happened when a child was about to cross the street, but was stopped by the bus driver as a car nearly hit him.

Officials say they hope the cameras will prove effective in tracking down the suspects.

"We can actually capture a video of the car doing it, so it really helps as far as our awareness, and we're able to share that with police agencies in hopes that they can follow up," said McDermott.

Currently, the fine for passing a parked school bus is between $250 and $500, but school officials feel that's far too lenient.

"There's absolutely no excuse in the world to pass a stopped school bus,” said Peck. "The lights are on; the front and the back of the bus are very well lit. They're LED lights. There's absolutely no reason."

The district now plans to now turn the video over to the district attorney, as well as local law enforcement agencies, for review. District officials hope to install more cameras in the future.