List: Bibb County resumes school zone speed camera enforcement with new arrival and dismissal time limits

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has resumed issuing school zone speed camera citations. View the full list of schools and active enforcement times.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has resumed approving citations from school zone speed cameras, with enforcement now limited to arrival and dismissal hours, according to a document provided by the sheriff’s office on Tuesday.

Speed detection will be active only during arrival and dismissal hours, not during the middle of the school day. Drivers will receive citations if they travel 11 miles per hour or more over the posted school zone speed limits during those periods.

The decision comes after Georgia lawmakers failed during the 2025 Legislative Session to pass two laws related to the speed cameras: one that would phase them out entirely in a few years and another that would rein in statewide enforcement techniques starting immediately. Sheriff David Davis suspended enforcement of citations in March, citing ongoing debate and pending legislation.

Previously, school zone speed cameras in Bibb County operated under the framework allowed by state law, which permitted enforcement within one hour before and one hour after the start and end of the school day, regardless of whether yellow warning lights were flashing. This approach led to confusion among drivers, especially since not all schools started or dismissed at the same time. While the county and media outlets, including 41NBC, posted enforcement schedules multiple times, many drivers assumed that citations were only issued when the lights were flashing.

In a policy change announced on April 29 and clarified on Tuesday, enforcement is now strictly tied to arrival and dismissal hours at each school. The sheriff’s office did not mention flashing light requirements in its most recent update.

The sheriff’s office says all schools in Macon-Bibb County have the option to decide if they want to participate in the school zone camera program. Stratford Academy and First Presbyterian Day School, which had previously received Department of Transportation permits to use automated school zone cameras, have chosen to opt out of the program and had their permits canceled. As a result, no speeding citations will be issued in those school zones.

The following schools will have active speed camera enforcement during the times listed:

Academy for Classical Education (ACE)
— Speed limit: 25 MPH (citations at 36 MPH or higher)
— Morning: 6:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.

Ballard Hudson Middle School and Ingram Pye Elementary School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH (citations at 36 MPH or higher)
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 5:05 p.m.

Bernd Elementary School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Hartley Elementary School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Heritage Elementary School
— Speed limit: 45 MPH (citations at 56 MPH or higher)
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

John H Heard School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Northeast High School and Appling Middle School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 6:30 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.
— Afternoon: 1:35 p.m. to 5:05 p.m.

Rutland Middle School and Rutland High School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 6:30 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.
— Afternoon: 1:35 p.m. to 5:05 p.m.

Sonny Carter Elementary
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Southwest High School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
— Afternoon: 1:35 p.m. to 5:35 p.m.

Springdale Elementary School
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Vineville Academy of the Arts
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
— Afternoon: 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Weaver Middle School
— Speed limit: 35 MPH (citations at 46 MPH or higher)
— Morning: 8:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.
— Afternoon: 3:05 p.m. to 5:05 p.m.

Westside High School
— Speed limit: 35 MPH
— Morning: 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
— Afternoon: 1:35 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.

Windsor Academy
— Speed limit: 25 MPH
— Morning: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
— Afternoon: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sheriff Davis previously said he hopes the changes will “give some clarity to the school zone camera enforcement program and we can move forward.”