Report recommends firing Madison East staff involved in hidden camera situation
May 7, 2021 2:29 PM Logan Rude
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MADISON, Wis. A report from a law firm hired by the Madison Metropolitan School District to conduct an internal investigation into employees who placed hidden cameras in an East High School coach’s office recommended firing the district staff involved in their installation.
The news comes after an investigation by the Madison Police Department revealed there was no criminal wrongdoing in the incident. After the MPD shared their findings, the district launched an internal investigation led by a third party team, MWH Law Group LLP.
School district violates own policy with hidden surveillance cameras
âSuper-secret installâ was to catch a custodian sleeping while on the clock
Carolyn Fath Ashby
Superintendent Carlton Jenkins says the use of hidden cameras is not in alignment with our values as a school district.
In September 2019, top brass at the Madison school district violated district policy by installing hidden cameras â concealed in hollowed-out smoke detectors â in a coachâs office in the boys locker room and a room where disabled students undress and have their diapers changed. The concealed surveillance operation at East High School was done without informing school staff in the hopes of catching a custodian, who worked nights, sleeping on the job.Â