The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education has voted unanimously to approve a new policy allowing cameras in self-contained resource classrooms, moving the district forward with implementation of Alabama’s Tyler’s Law.
The policy authorizes video and audio recording in designated special education classrooms and related spaces, with strict limits on how footage may be accessed and used. District officials told board members the rules are designed to closely mirror the requirements and intent of Tyler’s Law, the state statute governing classroom cameras in self-contained special education settings.
Resource classrooms are defined as K–12 classrooms where at least half of regularly attending students receive special education services. The designation also includes attached service rooms, sensory rooms, and calm-down areas…