Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Protesters gathered outside two Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools, calling on the district to remove Flock cameras they say amount to mass surveillance.
The demonstrations took place at Newton D. Baker School of Arts and Collinwood High School. Both buildings are currently closed, but Flock cameras remain on the properties.
Bishop Chui, an organizer with Flock No Cleveland, questioned why the cameras are still operating at closed schools.
“We've been told that they prevent teachers getting their cars stolen,” Chui said. “But it doesn't take a genius to recognize that this school is closed.”
The group is also questioning the cost of the camera program. Organizers say CMSD invested $600,000 in a contract for the cameras, money they argue could have been used for teachers and academic programs.
“CMSD invested $600,000 in these Flock cameras that could have been used for four teachers for after-school programming and other academic needs of the CMSD,” said Aisia Jones, a CMSD parent and protest organizer.
CMSD had not responded to a 3News request for comment at the time of the report.
The district's safety and security chief told our partner's at Signal Cleveland earlier this summer that the cameras are helpful for security, including combating car thefts and break-ins that have been an issue in school parking lots.
But Bryn Adams, another Flock No Cleveland organizer, said the cameras do not prevent crime.
“These cameras don't stop crime,” Adams said. “They don't prevent bad things from happening.”
The protesters say they plan to continue demonstrating against the cameras.
“We're going to continue to be out here in the rain and the snow and sleet so that people will know we don't want these cameras,” Jones said.
The debate over Flock cameras is also playing out across Ohio. State lawmakers are working on a proposal that would prohibit government agencies across the state from using the cameras.
State Reps. Levi Dean and Tristen Rader are working on the Ohio Freedom From Mass Surveillance Act, which has bipartisan support.
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Protesters gathered outside two Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools, calling on the district to remove Flock cameras they say amount to mass surveillance.
The demonstrations took place at Newton D. Baker School of Arts and Collinwood High School. Both buildings are currently closed, but Flock cameras remain on the properties.
Bishop Chui, an organizer with Flock No Cleveland, questioned why the cameras are still operating at closed schools.
“We've been told that they prevent teachers getting their cars stolen,” Chui said. “But it doesn't take a genius to recognize that this school is closed.”
The group is also questioning the cost of the camera program. Organizers say CMSD invested $600,000 in a contract for the cameras, money they argue could have been used for teachers and academic programs.
“CMSD invested $600,000 in these Flock cameras that could have been used for four teachers for after-school programming and other academic needs of the CMSD,” said Aisia Jones, a CMSD parent and protest organizer.
CMSD had not responded to a 3News request for comment at the time of the report.
The district's safety and security chief told our partner's at Signal Cleveland earlier this summer that the cameras are helpful for security, including combating car thefts and break-ins that have been an issue in school parking lots.
But Bryn Adams, another Flock No Cleveland organizer, said the cameras do not prevent crime.
“These cameras don't stop crime,” Adams said. “They don't prevent bad things from happening.”
The protesters say they plan to continue demonstrating against the cameras.
“We're going to continue to be out here in the rain and the snow and sleet so that people will know we don't want these cameras,” Jones said.
The debate over Flock cameras is also playing out across Ohio. State lawmakers are working on a proposal that would prohibit government agencies across the state from using the cameras.
State Reps. Levi Dean and Tristen Rader are working on the Ohio Freedom From Mass Surveillance Act, which has bipartisan support.
Story: wkyc.com/article/news/education/flock-no-cleveland-protest-cameras-closed-school-properties/95-b4207ef4-f10d-4fe7-a3a9-6b73a91d7022 --
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