The District has installed video recording equipment on school buses to monitor school transportation and will be videotaping on bus routes/activities at random during the school year. Buses are equipped with a video monitor box in which a video recording device may be activated. Students will not be notified when a recording device has been activated on their bus. Additionally, video cameras will be in constant use at District high school facilities and may be used in other District schools and facilities.
Tapes will be reviewed and evidence of student misconduct will be documented. Students found to be in violation of the District's conduct rules will be notified and disciplinary action will be initiated under the Board adopted rules and Student Conduct and Discipline Codes.
Videotapes will be treated as protected student records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The following guidelines will apply:
- Tapes will remain the property of the school district and in the custody of the appropriate school or District administrator.
- Parents or students who wish to view a videotape in response to disciplinary action taken against a student may request such access under the procedures outlined in regulation JICA-R, Use of Video Cameras to Monitor Student Behavior.
- Persons unrelated to a disciplinary incident will not be permitted to view bus videotapes.