District reviews MOU to let Papillion police view live school camera feeds in emergencies

Administrators presented a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the City of Papillion and a corresponding amendment to Board Policy 5706 to allow the Papillion Police Department limited emergency access to live camera feeds from district sites.

Missy Stahli, who led the review for the district, said the MOU would be an addendum to the schools'existing SRO agreement and would limit access to emergencies only'for example, active threats, weapons incidents, or fires. "Our district would continue to own and control all of our camera feed and all of the footage that our camera feeds produce," Stahli said, adding that the district could immediately revoke access and that any access by the police would be recorded in an access log.

Stahli said the MOU and the related policy update were reviewed by the district's legal counsel and deemed consistent with applicable privacy law, including FERPA considerations. She also said the City of Papillion's vendor (Leosight) would provide audit logs showing time, date, cameras accessed and the user who accessed them.

Board members asked whether the district would incur costs (administration said no direct cost to PLCS; the city would pay vendor fees), whether camera access would be limited by jurisdiction (administration said multiple jurisdictions often respond to major incidents and the district will check technical limits on camera selection), and whether the vendor would only provide live feeds (administration said the MOU contemplates live feeds only, not retrospective footage access by the police).

Administrators recommended the board review the draft MOU and the proposed amendment to policy 5706. The proposed policy language would authorize the superintendent to enter written agreements with law enforcement for limited emergency camera access, but would require board approval and legal review of any such agreement and specify procedural protections before implementation.

If approved, the MOU would allow emergency-time sharing to enhance multi-agency situational awareness while explicitly preserving district control of footage and providing a revocation mechanism and access logs for accountability. Administration noted that technical integration would still need final confirmation to ensure it does not overburden district systems and that either side could exit the MOU with 90 days' notice.

The board did not vote on the MOU at this meeting; the item was presented for review and discussion.