Watertown School Committee Policy Subcommittee
Monday March 24, 2025
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
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129.59 DEDE129.59 GALDSTON129.59 -129.59 COMMITTEE129.59 CHAIR129.59 -129.59 So129.59 as129.91 we130.15 always130.47 do130.87 with131.19 our131.34 partners131.91 and132.31 the132.54 Watertown132.71 Police133.19 Department,133.59 whenever134.15 something134.71 comes135.1 up135.34 that135.5 might135.75 be135.91 new136.06 or136.22 different136.47 that136.94 needs137.1 to137.34 be137.5 discussed,137.67 we138.54 gather138.87 together139.26 and139.82 I140.06 listen140.31 to140.63 the140.87 information141.03 that's141.5 provided.141.75 And142.76 as143.32 I143.48 understand143.64 it,143.96 the144.04 Watertown144.12 Police144.6 Department144.92 is,145.32 going146.04 through146.28 some146.44 changes146.68 around,147.24 the147.88 wearing148.04 of148.36 body148.52 cameras.148.84 So149.96 we150.2 had150.28 a150.44 conversation150.52 about151.08 what151.32 that151.48 might151.64 look151.88 like152.04 within152.28 the152.6 schools,152.76 since153.72 that153.96 is154.12 the154.36 direction154.52 that154.84 the155 city155.16 is155.4 moving155.48 in.155.8 So156.5 if156.82 we156.99 were157.15 to157.38 move157.54 in157.78 that157.94 direction158.03 for158.43 schools,158.59 it159.06 would159.22 be159.47 under159.87 the160.19 purview160.26 of160.59 the160.67 school160.82 committee160.99 to161.31 amend161.54 the161.87 policy162.03 that162.43 you162.5 currently162.67 have.163.31 So163.78 prior164.03 to164.34 that,164.5 again,164.82 this165.22 is165.47 for165.87 you166.03 to166.26 ask166.34 questions166.5 and166.91 to167.06 hear167.22 a167.54 little167.63 bit167.87 of168.03 the168.1 background168.26 as168.59 to168.75 why168.91 this169.15 move169.31 has169.54 been169.71 made169.78 for169.94 the170.1 Watertown170.19 Police170.67 Department,170.99 and171.56 then171.88 we'll171.96 come172.36 back172.52 together172.68 at173 a173.08 later173.16 point173.4 in173.64 time173.8 to,174.68 potentially175.56 vote176.04 that.176.28
179.08 UNIDENTIFIED179.08 SPEAKER1179.08 -179.08 That's179.08 a179.32 valid179.4 statement.179.64 Yes.181.16 So181.96 as182.52 you182.76 all183.48 know,183.72 all190.47 of190.71 our190.86 things191.03 are191.34 and192.31 this192.54 is192.78 not,192.86 this193.34 is193.58 in193.75 the193.91 release.193.99 Making213.12 sure213.36 the213.59 right213.75 to213.92 better214 the214.31 work214.4 with.214.72 Of214.96 course,215.19 making215.44 sure215.75 the216 seats216.16 need216.47 to216.56 our216.64 commute216.88 and217.28 the217.59 cruising217.75 line.218.16 All218.47 important219.03 considerations.219.51 Departments,222.47 more223.44 and223.68 more223.75 departments223.92 in224.47 the224.64 Commonwealth224.72 and225.19 across225.36 the225.75 country225.84 are226.16 just226.62 one226.78 of226.97 the227.15 genres.227.34 So227.58 for227.74 memories,227.9 we've229.1 opted229.42 to229.58 go229.74 down230.14 this230.38 path230.62 for231.34 three231.74 primary232.06 reasons.232.54 One,233.34 we've233.74 wanted233.98 to234.3 be234.38 panels234.54 of234.86 community235.02 and235.74 increase235.98 accountability236.3 to236.94 the237.1 folks237.18 who237.58 serve.237.74 We239.66 also,239.91 we241.1 want241.26 to241.5 make241.5 sure241.66 that241.91 we242.54 believe242.71 this242.94 is243.1 a243.19 separate243.26 enhancement243.91 process244.47 in244.78 the244.94 community245.03 amongst245.34 the245.75 folks245.91 deserve.246.15 And,247.03 of247.34 course,247.5 of248.06 audio248.22 one248.47 camera,248.63 we've248.94 got249.19 a249.34 lot249.43 of249.58 feedback249.75 from250.47 other250.71 agencies250.86 that251.34 are251.43 deployed251.5 audio252.15 one252.38 cameras.252.54 It's253.6 changing253.84 behavior,254.16 on255.68 the255.84 part256 of256.24 the256.48 police256.88 officers257.12 aware257.44 of257.76 them,257.84 but258 also258.16 the258.4 folks258.48 we258.72 encounter258.88 in259.28 the259.36 community.259.52
260.8 And260.8 we260.96 think261.12 it's261.28 going261.36 to261.68 reduce261.68 complaints.262 It's262.56 going262.72 to262.96 happen262.96 to263.12 resolve,263.36 investigation264 very264.8 promptly.265.04 It's265.82 going266.38 to266.63 shed266.63 more266.87 light267.02 on267.26 what267.35 our267.43 police267.59 officers267.82 do.268.23 It'll268.38 be268.63 great268.79 for269.02 training269.11 purposes269.43 and,269.82 again,269.99 for270.23 transparency.270.71 Of272.38 course,272.55 we273.43 now273.59 we273.82 don't273.9 have274.06 the274.38 devices275.02 of275.43 WaterFound275.5 PD276.06 yet.276.31 We277.35 expect277.5 them277.82 to277.99 be,278.06 maybe279.56 within279.72 a279.84 month,279.96 we280.36 might280.44 actually280.68 have280.92 the281.08 hardware281.16 Watertown281.56 PD.282.04 And283.08 I284.12 would284.36 guess284.6 it'd284.76 be285 a285.48 good285.56 six285.96 to286.2 eight286.36 weeks286.52 before286.76 we287.08 actually287.24 have,288.12 we're289.64 ready289.88 to290.04 deploy290.2 cameras290.68 amongst291.08 our291.4 officers.291.56 My293.1 goal293.25 by293.65 the294.06 end294.13 of294.29 this294.45 fiscal294.62 year294.94 to295.18 have295.33 them295.42 on295.89 the295.98 street296.06 at296.38 least296.45 in296.77 a297.01 trial297.65 period.298.06 We299.01 have299.18 a299.33 policy299.42 in299.81 place.301.18 We've301.42 taken301.42 policy301.65 after302.21 studying302.45 what302.77 several303.1 other303.33 agencies303.5 have303.98 done304.13 across304.29 the304.54 state.304.69 We305.57 have305.73 both305.97 of306.21 our306.37 unions,306.53 our307.17 patrol307.41 officers307.73 union,308.13 our308.45 supervisors308.61 union,309.17 have309.65 agreed309.89 to310.21 this310.29 policy.310.45
311.17 That311.17 said,311.33 we311.57 all311.73 know311.89 that,312.13 within313.17 some313.65 months314.13 into314.45 the314.69 deployment314.85 of315.25 this315.33 program,315.57 we're316.05 probably316.29 going316.53 to316.77 have316.77 to316.93 make317.01 adjustments317.17 based317.85 on318.18 the318.25 technology,318.42 the319.06 hardware,319.29 you320.65 know,320.81 when321.21 we321.45 actually321.62 encounter321.85 some322.18 situations322.42 in322.81 the322.98 street.323.06 We323.62 can't324.01 possibly324.25 write324.57 a324.74 policy324.81 to325.13 cover325.29 every325.54 kind325.77 of325.94 encounter326.1 we326.5 have.326.65 But327.13 we've327.38 done327.62 quite328.1 a328.33 bit328.41 of328.57 research328.65 and328.98 learn329.13 from329.29 other329.45 agencies329.69 that330.18 are330.25 a330.74 little330.89 bit331.13 ahead331.29 of331.45 us,331.54 so,331.69 again,331.77 across332.1 the332.41 country.332.5 Of333.78 course,333.86 we've334.26 gone334.5 to334.74 our334.82 partners334.98 in335.22 the335.3 community.335.38 So335.86 important.336.1 And337.3 we've337.46 gone337.62 to337.86 the337.94 superintendent's338.02 school338.66 to338.9 make338.98 sure340.66 that340.9 you341.14 all341.3 understand341.54 what342.18 our342.26 intentions342.5 are.342.98 And343.94 we344.26 go344.42 on344.58 this344.74 with,344.98 you345.46 know,345.62 some345.86 modesty.346.02 And,346.82 frankly,347.58 if347.9 you347.94 have347.99 suggestions348.23 for348.71 us,348.79 well,349.02 I'm349.19 open349.5 to349.82 hear349.9 them.350.06 Now351.5 I351.75 know351.99 that352.31 the352.87 super353.02 through353.5 the353.67 superintendent,353.82 you've354.23 gotten354.46 some354.71 bits355.11 and355.35 pieces355.43 of355.75 the355.82 policy355.9 that356.31 we356.38 have356.55 in356.71 effect.356.87 And,357.19 again,357.26 it'll357.58 be357.82 amended358.23 if358.63 we358.79 go.358.94 But359.99 if360.23 you360.38 have360.46 a360.63 question,360.71 we're361.11 certainly.361.26
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671.76 UNIDENTIFIED671.76 SPEAKER3671.76 -671.76 With671.76 FERPA672.24 records.672.64
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