Fairfax School Board prohibits Flock license plate cameras | The Locally Times

Published 9/25/2026, 8:21:45 AM UTC · The Locally Times

The board voted to direct the superintendent to ban ALPR systems on school property.

The Fairfax County School Board voted on September 24, 2026, to direct the Superintendent to prohibit the installation, procurement, or leasing of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems on property owned by the school board. The motion, introduced by Vice Chairman Kyle McDaniel and seconded by Sandy B. Anderson, was amended to include Flock cameras as an example of the prohibited technology. The final resolution carried with yes votes from Sandy B Anderson, Karl V Frisch, Melanie K Meren, Ilryong Moon, Ryan McElveen, Kyle McDaniel, Robyn Lady, Seema Dixit, Mateo Dunne, Tom Dannan, Ricardy J Anderson, and Marcia St John-Cunning. The motion explicitly does not prohibit or restrict the installation, operation, or continued use of speed cameras or school bus stop-arm cameras on school property. The board record does not specify a timeline for implementation or whether any ALPR systems are currently in use on school property.