House panel votes to require cameras in special education classrooms

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 762

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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In their final meeting before the first deadline of the 2026 legislative session, the House Education Committee moved forward measures Wednesday requiring cameras to be installed in special education classrooms and allowing firearms on school premises, among other topics.

House File 2218, approved in a 14-9 vote, would require public and charter schools install video recording systems in each special education classroom at school facilities. The bill requires these systems and recordings created “must …

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