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Frederick parents urge cameras in special‑education classrooms after alleged abuse; sponsor frames bill to protect vulnerable students
Summary
Supporters of HB 15‑45 told the Ways and Means Committee that in some self‑contained special‑education classrooms, children who cannot speak for themselves are vulnerable to abuse; the bill would allow video (and limited audio) recording in specified settings with privacy safeguards and data‑retention limits.
Delegate April Miller introduced HB 15‑45 to the House Ways and Means Committee as a local‑pilot approach to install video — and in limited cases audio — recording in self‑contained special education classrooms in Frederick County public schools.
Miller cited families’ accounts and law‑enforcement action involving an FCPS staff member and said cameras would provide both a deterrent to abuse and documentary evidence when incidents occur. Reading testimony into the record, Miller relayed a parent’s account: “My son,…
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