Board adopts moratorium on ALPR/Flock license‑plate readers on school property

A motion to prohibit installation, acquisition or lease of automatic license‑plate‑reading systems on school‑owned property was introduced and debated at length. The motion’s sponsor framed the measure as a privacy and mission question: schools are education institutions, not law‑enforcement agencies, and the board should limit tools that capture vehicle‑linked metadata beyond standard security cameras.

Señor McDaniel, who presented the motion, said: “Propongo que se ordene los superintendentes prohibir la instalación, adquisición o arrendamiento de sistemas ALPR de lectura automática de matrículas en propiedades pertenencias a la Junta Escolar del condado.” Board members clarified that no Flock/ALPR devices were currently installed on school property and emphasized the moratorium is a preventive step to set clear expectations for staff.

Security staff explained existing school‑system cameras are retained on local servers for roughly 14–30 days and are used for operational security (for example, to respond to an accident near a school). Board members stressed the motion excluded standard fixed security and speed‑camera systems already used by the division; the moratorium specifically targeted third‑party ALPR systems that retain vehicle‑identifying data indefinitely. The motion passed by unanimous recorded voice vote.