Summary/Purpose 

La. R.S. 17:1948 requires school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to place, operate, and

maintain video cameras with audio recording capability in certain self-contained classrooms and other special

education settings for students with disabilities, for the purpose of promoting student safety. The statute is

intended to protect students who, because of a disability, may not be able to report mistreatment by district

employees or other students. These procedures have been specifically developed for purposes of promoting

student safety and complying with Louisiana law.