9151 - USE OF CAMERAS AND OTHER RECORDING DEVICES IN LOCKER ROOMS

School District Of Westfield

Bylaws & Policies

9151 - USE OF CAMERAS AND OTHER RECORDING DEVICES IN LOCKER ROOMS

The Board of Education recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy interests of the District's students and is committed to safeguarding students' privacy in the locker room facilities.

As required by law, the Board establishes the following locker room privacy policy.

To protect the privacy of students, non-staff access to the District locker room is limited.

Use of Recording Devices in Locker Rooms and Restrooms:

	A.	The use of video recording devices in District locker rooms and restrooms is prohibited at all times, except with the prior written permission of the District Administrator.
	B.	No individual may use a cellular telephone, camera or any other image recording device to record or transfer any nude or partially nude image or representation of any individual, at any time, in District facilities, including locker rooms and restrooms.
	C.	A nude or partially nude image or representation is herein defined as an image or representation in which the individual can be viewed with all or a portion of his/her undergarments exposed or all or a portion of the areas of the body normally covered by such undergarments exposed.
	D.	Undergarments are herein defined as a female brassiere or underpants and a male boxers or briefs.

Presence of Non-Team Personnel in District Locker Rooms

	A.	Non-team personnel, including media representatives are prohibited from entering District locker rooms unless they have obtained the advanced permission of the head coach.
	B.	Coaches and non-player team personnel of the opposite sex are prohibited from entering a locker room when the presence of such individuals would compromise the privacy interests of students who are using locker room facilities.
	C.	Media representatives who wish to interview students must obtain the prior permission of the head coach. If approved, the head coach will make arrangements for the interview to occur in an alternate location.

No images of a nude or partially nude person in the locker room may be captured, recorded, or transferred under any circumstances by any individual.

To protect the privacy of the District's students, parents, other adult residents of the community, and any public that may utilize the locker room facilities, no person may use a cell phone to capture, record, or to transfer a representation of a nude or partially nude person in the locker room.

Furthermore, the Board believes that safety is of the utmost importance. Therefore, notwithstanding the provisions of this policy, if necessary, emergency rescue personnel will be permitted into the locker room and will be given access to any tools necessary to do their job.

District officials may refer any violations of this policy to law enforcement for possible criminal prosecution who violate State law.

175.22, 942.08, 942.09, Wis Stats.