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Policy committee advances updated video‑monitoring policy; will formalize notice and SRO access
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Summary
The policy committee advanced a revised video‑monitoring policy that formalizes existing camera practices, requires an annual family acknowledgment and clarifies SRO and law‑enforcement access tied to the SRO memorandum of understanding.
The Weston Board of Education policy committee reviewed and advanced updates to the district's video‑monitoring and recording policy, including a requirement that annual family notifications acknowledge that students may be recorded while on school grounds and clarification of law enforcement and SRO access.
The draft policy formalizes existing practice by stating that indoor cameras will record video only (no audio), that recordings are district property and that access to footage will be logged and limited. The policy aligns camera use with the district's memorandum of understanding with school resource officers (SROs) and gives the Weston Police Department dispatcher access to outdoor and to indoor cameras only when an alarm or active incident requires viewing.
Dan DeVito (security staff) and other administrators told the committee the update will require minor changes to the annual notifications families receive; instead of a yes/no permission for media posting, the district would ask families to acknowledge that the district operates a camera system that may capture their child while on school property. Staff said the process would not offer parents a veto for camera presence because the camera system is a safety measure under the district's authority in loco parentis, but families retain control over district posting of student images for publication or promotional use.
Committee members also raised audio‑recording exceptions: the policy continues the district practice of allowing audio on school buses under a separate transportation policy (policy 5131.2). Staff committed to cross‑checking the transportation policy and returning any necessary edits to ensure consistent district rules for audio recording.
Administrators described the current access controls: principals and assistant principals, security personnel, SROs and a short list of central office administrators have access by design; access is reviewed when staff leave or change roles. The committee agreed to move the revised policy forward for a first read and asked staff to prepare the annual‑notification language and confirm the transportation/audio policy alignment before adoption.
No formal vote to adopt policy was taken at the committee meeting; the committee advanced the draft to the full board for first reading.
