AI/Biometric School Surveillance Technologies
Dear Records Custodian,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I am kindly requesting the following records from January 1, 2022, to the present:
1. Contracts and Purchasing Records
Records related to the purchase, lease, licensing, maintenance, or operation of:
Security camera systems
AI-enabled video surveillance systems
Facial recognition technology
Biometric identification systems
Gun-detection, vape-detection, behavioral-analysis, or other video analytics systems
Please include contracts, purchase orders, invoices, RFPs, bid specifications, vendor proposals, board resolutions, amendments, and renewals.
2. Policies and Procedures
All policies, procedures, guidelines, training materials, administrative regulations, and parent/student notices governing:
Video surveillance of students
Facial recognition technology
Collection or use of biometric information
Data retention and deletion
Data sharing with vendors, law enforcement, or third parties
Student privacy protections
3. Parent and Student Notification
Records showing whether and how parents, guardians, students, or staff are notified that they are being recorded or subject to automated surveillance, including notices, consent forms, handbooks, website postings, and board policies.
4. Biometric and Personal Data Storage
Records describing:
What biometric or personal information is collected
Where such information is stored
How long it is retained
Who has access to it
Whether vendors maintain or access such data
5. Funding Sources
Records sufficient to identify all funding sources used to purchase, maintain, or expand these technologies, including but not limited to:
Federal grants
COVID-relief funds (ESSER, ARP, CARES, etc.)
State school security grants
Bond proceeds
Local capital or operating funds
To the extent records contain personally identifiable student information, I request that such information be redacted and that responsive records be produced in de-identified or aggregate form where necessary.
I request that responsive records be provided electronically where available. If any portion of this request is denied, please identify the specific legal basis for the denial and produce all reasonably segregable non-exempt records. As required by OPRA, I look forward to your response within seven business days of receipt of this request.
If responsive records are voluminous, please provide records on a rolling basis as they become available.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Nicole Rosenthal
Investigative Reporter
NJ.com
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Erin Hill
School Business Administrator
Sayreville Public Schools
P.O. Box 997
Sayreville, NJ 08871
(732) 525-5200
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Dear Records Custodian,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I am kindly requesting the following records from January 1, 2022, to the present:
1. Contracts and Purchasing Records
Records related to the purchase, lease, licensing, maintenance, or operation of:
Security camera systems
AI-enabled video surveillance systems
Facial recognition technology
Biometric identification systems
Gun-detection, vape-detection, behavioral-analysis, or other video analytics systems Please include contracts, purchase orders, invoices, RFPs, bid specifications, vendor proposals, board resolutions, amendments, and renewals.
2. Policies and Procedures
All policies, procedures, guidelines, training materials, administrative regulations, and parent/student notices governing:
Video surveillance of students
Facial recognition technology
Collection or use of biometric information Data retention and deletion Data sharing with vendors, law enforcement, or third parties Student privacy protections
3. Parent and Student Notification
Records showing whether and how parents, guardians, students, or staff are notified that they are being recorded or subject to automated surveillance, including notices, consent forms, handbooks, website postings, and board policies.
4. Biometric and Personal Data Storage
Records describing:
What biometric or personal information is collected Where such information is stored How long it is retained Who has access to it Whether vendors maintain or access such data
5. Funding Sources
Records sufficient to identify all funding sources used to purchase, maintain, or expand these technologies, including but not limited to:
Federal grants
COVID-relief funds (ESSER, ARP, CARES, etc.) State school security grants Bond proceeds Local capital or operating funds
To the extent records contain personally identifiable student information, I request that such information be redacted and that responsive records be produced in de-identified or aggregate form where necessary.
I request that responsive records be provided electronically where available. If any portion of this request is denied, please identify the specific legal basis for the denial and produce all reasonably segregable non-exempt records. As required by OPRA, I look forward to your response within seven business days of receipt of this request.
If responsive records are voluminous, please provide records on a rolling basis as they become available.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Nicole Rosenthal
Investigative Reporter
NJ.com
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