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Board attorney outlines stop-arm camera MOU; members press for clarity on student-image privacy
Summary
The committee reviewed a short memorandum of understanding among the city, the district, First Student and stop-arm vendor Bus Patrol to deploy cameras on school buses. Members asked for clearer language and regular reporting about how images will be used, with counsel noting FERPA, FOIA and state rules limit certain disclosures.
Attorney Alexiadis circulated a draft memorandum of understanding during the Aug. 18 meeting describing roles for the city transportation/traffic department, the district, First Student (transportation provider) and Bus Patrol (the stop-arm camera vendor). "This memorandum basically serves as that will serve as an acknowledgment, among all the parties," Alexiadis said, describing the document as a short acknowledgment of the relationships among the parties and not a detailed operational agreement.
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