Columbia Board of Education to discuss changes to recording IEP meetings

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education will discuss revisions to Policy KKB during it's meeting Monday night.

Policy KKB currently prohibits visual or audio recording on district property unless authorized.

Last year, the board discussed the policy, but did not make any changes. Many parents and students had come forward to say they want to be able to record Individual Education Plan meetings with teachers. Parents have said meetings can last for hours, making it difficult to remember everything that is discussed.

The BOE will consider a recommendation directing the administration to revise Policy KKB to allow parents/guardians to record IEP/504 meetings and provide the general parameters for such recordings.

The board will then vote on the policy change at the Aug. 9 meeting.

Representative Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) has introduced House Bill 1540, which says schools should not prohibit parents or guardians from recording these meetings. The bill passed through the Missouri House in March and has had its first and second reads in the Senate.