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Board updates device-privacy policy and, after executive session, approves superintendent contract
Summary
Trustees adopted an update to policy FNCE(local) to address privacy concerns about remotely activated or recording-capable devices and, after executive session on personnel, approved the superintendent contract; both actions passed 4-0.
Administration presented revisions to policy FNCE(local) to address privacy concerns arising from devices capable of remote activation or recording, noting attorney input and references to FERPA and HIPAA privacy issues. The recommended language narrows device categories and adds protections for students and staff. "The new language would read a student tracking safety device with recording or listening capabilities... due to the privacy of an uninformed student could be recorded," a trustee said while discussing attorney recommendations.
Later in the meeting the board convened in executive session under Texas Government Code a7 551.074 for personnel matters. After returning to open session trustees moved to approve the superintendent contract as discussed in closed session; the motion passed 4-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:24 p.m.
