Richmond County schools will launch a pilot program this fall. Cameras will go into some special education classrooms. The district also approved updates to its truancy policy to tackle chronic absenteeism.
The camera program aims to boost transparency with families. Video gets saved for around three months. But it must meet strict privacy guidelines. Staff can only review it upon request.
The trial will start with cameras in select special education classrooms. Footage from the cameras will stayed stored for ninety days. Then it disappears unless someone files a request to view it. The board says this pilot’s success will determine what happens next with cameras…