A Republican in Iowa introduced a bill that would see cameras installed in the classrooms of the state’s public schools so parents can watch their children’s instruction live.
The bill, H.F. 2177, comes in the wake of a fierce debate surrounding critical race theory, and it would create an education system in which recording devices would be planted in almost all K-12 classrooms across the state, according to a report.
Physical education and special needs classes would not be recorded, the report noted.
If teachers obstruct the cameras or stop them from recording, they would risk a fine of up to 5% of their weekly salary, according to the bill.
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Money for the cameras would be allocated from funds already allotted to school districts, said Rep. Norlin Mommsen, a Republican and the sponsor of the bill.
The Iowa State Education Association criticized the legislation and called it an invasive measure.
“The inappropriateness of belief that there should be continual videotaping in a classroom is something that should not even be considered,” said Mike Beranek, president of the association. “There are federal laws that this bill violates in terms of privacy and the work that our students do in our classrooms.”
Other critics argued that the proposed measure is a way to intimidate teachers and censor the teaching of critical race theory.
Critical race theory argues that the United States is inherently racist and that skin color is used to create and maintain social, economic, and political inequalities between white and nonwhite people. Critics claim it delegates all white people to the role of oppressors and all people of color to the role of victims.
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A similar bill was proposed in Florida that would see both microphones and cameras placed in the classrooms of public schools.
