EEACCA: Video Cameras on Transportation Vehicles

EEACCA-AR: Video Cameras on Transportation Vehicles

Code: EEACCA

Adopted: 10/11/17

The board recognizes the district’s continuing responsibility to maintain and improve discipline, and ensure the health, welfare and safety of its staff and students on school transportation vehicles.

The board, after having carefully weighed and balanced the rights of privacy of students and staff with the district’s duty to ensure discipline, health, welfare and safety of staff and students on school transportation vehicles, supports the use of video cameras on its transportation vehicles.

Video cameras may be used to monitor student behavior on school transportation vehicles transporting students to and from curricular and extracurricular activities.

Such equipment may also be used to monitor the performance of district employees in the fulfillment of their duties on school transportation vehicles transporting students to and from curricular and extracurricular activities.

Students in violation of district conduct rules shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with established board policy and administrative regulations governing student conduct and discipline.

Staff shall be subject to established board personnel policies, administrative regulations and collective bargaining agreements including provisions related to evaluation, discipline and dismissal.

Video recordings, depending on how they are used in student disciplinary proceedings, may become a part of a student’s education record.  In such cases, the district shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws related to education records.  Such records will also be subject to established district procedures regarding education records including access, review and release of such records.

The superintendent shall develop procedures for the notification of staff, students, parents and others as necessary of the use of video cameras on school transportation vehicles and such other procedures as may be required for the implementation of this policy.

END OF POLICY

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 - 1427 (2006).

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (2011); Family Educational Rights and Privacy, 34 C.F.R. Part 99 (2011).

Cross Reference(s):

JO/IGBAB - Education Records/Records of Students with Disabilities