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Board refers video‑surveillance policy back to committee after privacy and bias concerns
Summary
Trustees voted to send Policy 5131.111 (Video Surveillance) back to the Policy Committee for further discussion, after members raised privacy concerns and President Maynard‑Adams cautioned that the technology can be biased against Black and Brown faces.
The New London Board of Education voted April 27 to refer Policy 5131.111 (Video Surveillance) back to committee for additional review.
Board member Scott Garbini raised privacy concerns about the policy and recommended additional discussion. Executive Director of Operations Miguel Gautier said portions of the surveillance software "can be turned off" and that the system "does not readily identify those found by name." President Elaine Maynard‑Adams supported returning the policy to committee and said she had "learned that this technology can be bad at recognizing black and brown faces due to training biases of the software." The board voted to refer the item back to committee; the motion carried 6‑0.
The minutes record the referral for further discussion; the board did not adopt policy language at the meeting and did not set a date for the committee review in the minutes.
