Visible school stop sign apparatus

A school bus stop sign apparatus comprising:

• a first stop sign pivotally attached to a side of a school bus near a front end of the school bus;
• a first actuator operable to pivot the first stop sign to an expanded form comprising the stop sign substantially perpendicular to the side of the school bus, and a retracted form comprising the stop sign substantially parallel with the side of the bus;
• a second stop sign attached to and substantially parallel with the side of the school bus, wherein the second stop sign is adjacent to the first stop sign, wherein the second stop sign comprises an indicator;
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• an activation component operatively connected to the actuator and the indicator and comprising an activation and a deactivation, wherein the activation comprises the first stop sign actuated to the expanded form and activation of the indicator, wherein the second stop sign remains substantially parallel with the side of the school bus, and the deactivation comprises the first stop sign actuated to the retracted form and deactivation of the indicator.