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Board advances surveillance, smoking and graduation policies; policies move to next reading after roll call
Summary
The Hopewell Valley board reviewed revisions to policies on electronic surveillance (policy 7441), student smoking and electronic smoking devices (policy 5533), and graduation requirements including the FAFSA requirement (policy 5460). The board voted to advance several policies to second reading and recorded roll-call votes.
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education reviewed proposed revisions to several district policies and voted to advance them to the next reading.
Policy 7441 (electronic surveillance in school buildings and on school grounds) was revised to clarify that law enforcement access to live-streamed video should be limited to emergency situations and to require a written log of recordings and views. The draft regulation proposes that initial review of recorded video be performed by the building principal with notification to the superintendent; the district would keep a written log of who accessed footage.
Board members asked questions about privacy and access. Doctor Wilson asked how the district limits surveillance in ways that protect privacy; district staff responded that cameras are placed in hallways and general-population…
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