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Parents press for mandated daycare cameras; providers and privacy advocates warn of costs and unintended harms
Summary
Parents of children harmed at licensed daycare centers urged lawmakers to require cameras and longer video retention; providers and privacy advocates warned a mandate would raise costs and privacy risks.
Parents of children injured at licensed daycares urged the Children and Families Committee to include House File 1915’s camera and video-retention provisions in the children and families DE1 omnibus bill, while childcare providers and privacy advocates warned that a statewide mandate would create privacy risks, substantial costs and unintended consequences for staffing and access.
“Had their footage gone further back there would be a conviction for the atrocities committed against my son,” said Christina Peck, a parent who described a July 19, 2024 incident and told the committee her son sustained a tibia fracture that did not appear in the center’s one‑week camera archive. Peck asked lawmakers to “support this bill as we feel it truly would keep children safe by having cameras present.”
Multiple other parents gave similar accounts. Suzanne Dickerson said cameras at her…
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