LAS VEGAS, NV — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is pressing Clark County School District trustees to step in after the district paused its use of Flock surveillance cameras for investigations. In a letter sent Wednesday, the group said it would be reckless to let school police decide on their own whether to adopt the technology without direct board oversight.
The request follows a memo from new CCSD Police Chief Jeff Clark that outlined how Flock system cameras should be used in investigations. Soon after the memo became public, the district said it would stop using the cameras for now. The dispute has quickly turned into a broader fight over who should control access to license plate reader data and how much the public should know about it.
Memo from new police chief put CCSD camera use under a microscope
CCSD confirmed that school police had been using the surveillance cameras through access provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since at least August 2024. Clark’s memo, which was made public in August, helped bring that use into sharper focus and raised questions about how long the district had relied on the system before the public became aware.
The ACLU said the district had allowed access to surveillance-style data without board authorization, public notice or community input. In the letter, executive director Athar Haseebullah argued that those gaps matter because the technology can be used to track students and families, not just investigate crimes. The organization says that kind of decision should not be left to police alone.
Civil liberties group says board must hold a public meeting before use resumes
Haseebullah wrote that trustees should place the issue on a meeting agenda and give residents a chance to comment before CCSD Police continue any use of Flock or other automatic license plate reader systems. The group framed the issue as one of governance, saying the elected board has a responsibility to set limits on a technology that can affect privacy across school communities…