New law promotes cameras in sped classrooms

TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING MOREABOUT A LAW THAT COULD MANDATECLASSROOM CAMERAS FOR SPECIALNEEDS KIDS.THE LOUISIANA DEVELOPMENTALDISABILITY COUNCIL IS MEETINGSOON TODISCUSS EXPANDING THIS CURRENTLAW.

THREE'S ON THE STREETTONIGHT EMANBOYDEP RORTS FROM LPSS AND EMANWHAT DID YOU LEARN?LKLV INTRO ACT 456 BECAME A LAWFOLLOWING THE 20-21 SESSIONRULING SCHOOLS MUST CREATEPOLICIES ON CAMERAS IN SPECIALEDUCATIONCLASSROOMS AT THE REQUEST OF APARENT.

ONE LAFAYETTE PARENTSAYS THIS N CABE A GAMECHANGER FOR SPECIALNEEDS KIDS WHO CAN'T SPEAKP UFOR THEMSELVES.

STEPHANIEKRIELOW PARENT SOT: "IT'S ASAFETY BLANKET TO KNOW TT IFHASOMETHING WERE TO HAPP WENWOULD HAVE A WAY TO FIGURE OUTWHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED." FORSTEPHANIE KRIELOW SHEUNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OFCAMERA IN THCLE ASSROOM ASN AEDUCATOR AND A PARENTHER 12-YEAR-OLD SON JONAH WHOHAS AUTISM IS VERBAL BUTCOMMUNICATION SKILLS GO AWAYWHEN HE BECOMES OVERWHELMED.STEPHANIE KRIELOW PARENT SOT:"AFTER A TRAUMA, HE'S UNABLE TOSAY WHAT HAPPENED SO IT WOULD BEREALLY NICE TO REQUEST A REVIEWOF WHAT WENT ON IN THE CLAROSSOMTHAT DAY, NOT ONLY TO SEEWHAT HAPPENED BUT ALSO TO SEEWHAT THE TRIGGER MAY HAVE BEENTO MAYBE AVOIDTHAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR IN THEFUTURE." SENATOR FRANKLIN FOILOUT OF BATON ROUGE AUTHORED THEBILL.HE SAYASS THE LAW STANDS...THEBALL IS IN THE COURT OF SCHOOLDISTRICTS TO ADD THECAMERAS TO CLASSROOMS. HE SAYSIT ALSO ALLOWS FOR SCHOOLDISTRICTS TO HAVE MULTIPLEAVENUES TO GET FUNDING TO DO SO.SENATOR FRANKLIN FOIL DISTRICT16SOT: "WE DID NOT APPROPRIATESTATE FUNDING CABEUSE THERE WASNO DIRECT STATE FUNDINGAVAILABLE, BUT WE PUT IN THEACT, THAT YOU CAN USE FEDERALMONEY, STATE MONEY, LOCAL MONEY,OR EVEN PRIVATE MONEY THROUGHFOUNDATIONS, AND SO FORTH."FRANKLIN ALONG WITH KRIELOW AREHOPING THE ACT WILL BE ADOPTEDIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUTE THSTATE.

STEPHANIE KRIELOWPARENT SOT: "WE NEED TO PROTECTTHOSE WHO CAN'T PROTT ECTHEMSELVES." LKLV OUTRO THELOUISIANA DEVELOPMENTALDISABILITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ONOCTOBER 21ST TO MEET ABOUTPOTENTIAL LEGISLATION AHEAD OFNEXT YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION.THREE'S ON