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Subcommittee asks administration to add video and consent language to electronic-devices policy before final vote
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Summary
Members asked the administration to add explicit references to video, violent images and a consent standard for photographing or recording people inside district buildings; staff agreed to redraft and return the revised language at the next meeting.
The policy subcommittee on Feb. 5 reviewed proposed updates to Policy 237 (electronic devices) and asked administrators to refine the language before the subcommittee takes a final vote.
Subcommittee members raised two principal concerns. First, the current draft refers to "images" and "photographs" but several members recommended explicitly adding "video" and "violent" or "criminal" images to avoid ambiguity about whether a recorded clip would be governed by the policy. Second, members proposed requiring the consent of any person being photographed or videotaped inside district buildings, with an exception for recognized public events (for example, a game where members of the public are present) and for authorized district functions where filming is permitted.
Administrators noted the district already has a separate surveillance camera policy that covers security footage. They also pointed to existing opt-out procedures for parents regarding school photos and said the district blurs faces when a parent has opted out. The subcommittee discussed implementation and overlap with the district's anti-bullying and cyberbullying policies, and members asked that the redraft avoid unintended conflicts with those existing rules.
The subcommittee directed Superintendent Dr. Perry and staff to produce revised wording that (1) explicitly references video and violent/criminal images, (2) clarifies that capturing images inside district buildings without consent is prohibited except at public or authorized district events, and (3) aligns enforcement language with the discipline matrix so confiscation or parent conferences are tied to the seriousness of the violation. Dr. Perry said she would prepare a revised draft for the next meeting.
