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PROPOSED NEW POLICY LANGUAGE
5131.11P
STUDENTS
SURVEILLANCE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
The Board of Education recognizes the district’s responsibility to maintain order and
discipline on school property. The Board also desires to afford students and staff privacy
in respect to the records maintained by the district. The Board recognizes the value of
electronic surveillance systems in monitoring activity on school property in furtherance
of protecting the health, welfare and safety of its students and staff. The students and
staff of the district recognize that their security and safety depends upon the capacity of
the district to maintain discipline and that a certain amount of restraint upon the
activities of students is assumed and expected. The Board of Education having carefully
weighed and balanced the rights of privacy of students and staff against the district’s
duty to maintain order and discipline, retains the right to provide for the use of video
camera surveillance on school grounds as follows: 1. The district shall notify its students
and staff that video surveillance may occur on any school property. The district shall
incorporate said notice in the student handbook, 2. The use of video surveillance
equipment on school grounds and on other District property shall be supervised and
controlled by the building administrator or other responsible administrator, 3. The use
of video recordings from surveillance equipment shall be subject to the other policies of
the district including policies concerning the confidentiality of student and personnel
records, 4. Video surveillance shall only be used to promote the order, safety and
security of students, staff and property.
The Board of Education recognizes the value of electronic surveillance systems in
monitoring and recording activity in school buildings and in vehicles used for school
purposes in order to promote the health, welfare and safety of its students and staff.
Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes
10-221 Boards of Education to prescribe rules
Education of the Handicapped Act of 1975, as
amended
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
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POLICY ADOPTED: April 17, 2012
REVISED: July 14, 2020
REVISED: March 9, 2021
COLCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Colchester, Connecticut
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