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Board approves policy changes after 2025 law requiring cameras in qualifying special-education classrooms
Summary
The school board approved changes to district policy to implement a 2025 law described in the meeting as 'Act 479' that requires cameras in qualifying special-education classrooms and limits routine monitoring to incidents or complaints.
The Acadia Parish School Board voted Dec. 9 to change district policy to align with a 2025 legislative change referred to in the meeting as "Act 479," which the board said requires cameras to be installed automatically in qualifying special-education classrooms.
A district representative explained that, under the revision described to the board, cameras must be installed in special-education classrooms that meet the…
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