The Halifax County School District came to a unanimous 7- 0 vote on March 14 to have school officials wear body cameras—following the footsteps of other school districts in America, according to ABC 13 WSET.
The South Boston Police Department gave Halifax County the cameras, according to Halifax County Superintendent Dr. Merle Herndon. The cameras are courtesy of the local police department, who are expecting new cameras, and they’ve decided to donate their old cameras to the Halifax County School board.
The school will spend the next few weeks arbitrating how they will implement protocol for use of the cameras—Principal Lewis says he'll be notifying Halifax County Middle and High School parents immediately.
The device will most likely take effect on April 4 when students return from spring break.
