Lockport City School District, NY — New York Biometric Surveillance in Schools Moratorium (halting Lockport CSD facial recognition system)
Lockport City School District, NY · New York Biometric Surveillance in Schools Moratorium (halting Lockport CSD facial recognition system)
A first-in-the-nation state moratorium signed December 2020 halted the $2.7 million facial-recognition surveillance system that the Lockport City School District had activated in January 2020, pending a state privacy and demographic-accuracy review.
Technical detail
A first-in-the-nation state moratorium signed December 2020 halted the $2.7 million facial-recognition surveillance system that the Lockport City School District had activated in January 2020, pending a state privacy and demographic-accuracy review.
Who is protected: People subject to this body's AI/surveillance systems.
Who must comply: Lockport City School District, NY
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Lockport City School District, NY |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2020-12-22 |
| Citation | New York Biometric Surveillance in Schools Moratorium (halting Lockport CSD facial recognition system) |
| Topics | education AI · children's online safety · facial recognition · biometric data · consumer data privacy · police and surveillance AI · government use of AI |
| Last verified | 2026-07-01 |
| Official source | New York Creates First-in-the-Nation Moratorium on Facial Recognition in Schools | NYCLU ↗ |
Related education AI rules elsewhere
- SF5231 · Proposed / pending
- HF5125 · Proposed / pending
- ED AI in Education Report · In effect
- 2026-10347 · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- 2026-07087 · In effect
- 2026-07084 · Enacted (not yet in effect)
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