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Does Kari Lake want to put body cameras on Arizona teachers?

By Austin Tannenbaum
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Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake does not want to put body cameras on Arizona teachers themselves. However, she does advocate installing cameras in public school classrooms to monitor teachers' behavior.

In recent years, the Republican Party has come out against the teaching of certain topics associated with Critical Race Theory and Women's and Gender Studies. In July, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill—blocked by the Arizona Supreme Court—that prohibits employees from receiving training "that presents any form of blame or judgment on the basis of race, ethnicity or sex." Lake's motivation for installing video surveillance is to hold teachers accountable for giving lessons on such topics.

Lake has compared the proposal to putting body cameras on police in Arizona.

Currently, five states allow cameras in special education classrooms, according to Baltimore ABC affiliate WMAR.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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The Arizona Republic Ariz. governor candidate Kari Lake echoes call by some conservatives to put cameras in classrooms
The Arizona Republic Kari Lake's classroom camera idea isn't about accountability. It's about electability
The Arizona Republic Arizona court ruling eliminated dozens of laws, but lawmakers hope to bring them back
LegiScan Bill Text: AZ HB2906 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
WMAR 2 News Baltimore MD lawmakers considering cameras in special ed classrooms; several states have similar laws
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