SERIES 3000: OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND PROPERTY

3100 General Operations

3104 School Cameras and Monitoring

The District may monitor any building, facility, property, bus, or vehicle with video recording equipment other than areas where a person has a legally recognized and reasonable expectation of privacy (e.g., restrooms and locker rooms). Except in those areas, a person has no expectation of privacy.

A. The District will not use video recording equipment that also records audio, except in the following situations:

• an open session Board meeting;
• a District or District-sponsored athletic event or performance; 
• a graduation ceremony;
• assigned coursework requiring audio recording capability;
• any other lawful circumstance, if approved by the Superintendent or designee.

B. The District may use video recordings for any lawful purpose, including student or employee discipline, assisting law enforcement, or investigations.

C. Audio and video recordings by students are addressed in Policy 5805, and audio or video recordings of parent/guardian and student meetings are addressed in Policy 5806.

Legal authority: 18 USC 2510 et seq.; MCL 750.539a, 750.539c, 750.539d

Date adopted: 08/09/2021

Date revised: