Glenview Police Get Emergency Access To District 34 School Cameras Under New Agreement

GLENVIEW, IL — Glenview police will continue to have access to live and recorded security camera footage inside and outside Glenview School District 34 buildings under an updated agreement that also establishes new rules for school resource officers.

The Glenview Village Board approved the intergovernmental agreement as part of its consent agenda Tuesday without discussion.

The agreement covers reciprocal reporting between the district and police, access to digital security images and the assignment of school resource officers. The village and District 34 previously approved a similar agreement in August 2024.

The update was needed after Gov. JB Pritzker signed Public Act 104-430, which took effect July 1 and created new requirements for agreements between school districts and law enforcement agencies that use school resource officers.

Under the agreement, Glenview police personnel can access live security camera feeds inside and outside District 34 schools during health or safety emergencies.

Civilian police dispatchers may also access the live feeds when a 911 call reports an immediate safety threat at a school and viewing the building would help them respond, according to the agreement.

Police may also use the system for emergency-response training and testing, with advance approval from the district superintendent or a principal.

Recorded images and video can be accessed under similar circumstances. For non-emergency access, a principal or designee must first determine whether the footage constitutes a student record and whether releasing it to police is allowed under student privacy laws.

The agreement prohibits police personnel and dispatchers from downloading, copying, taking screenshots of or otherwise saving District 34 camera images or video without consent from the superintendent or principal.

The police chief must also identify in writing which department personnel have access to the camera login, and the district can audit use of the system.

Changes For School Resource Officers

District 34 operates eight schools in Glenview. Under the agreement, two Glenview police officers will continue to serve full time as school resource officers, primarily at Attea and Springman middle schools.

One of the most significant changes stemming from the new state law is a restriction on how SROs can handle student discipline.

School resource officers are prohibited from issuing monetary fines, fees, tickets or citations to District 34 students as a school-based disciplinary consequence for municipal code violations occurring on school grounds during school hours or while students are using school transportation.

The agreement says school discipline remains the responsibility of district officials, while police retain discretion over criminal, ordinance and traffic investigations.

It also specifies that incidents such as disorderly conduct, disruption, trespassing, loitering, profanity and fighting that does not involve an immediate physical injury or weapon should generally be handled as school discipline rather than through formal law enforcement action, absent a real and immediate safety threat.

SROs must receive specific training on working with students with disabilities, along with required school resource officer certification and other training.

The agreement also provides that an SRO's body-worn camera will normally remain in an inactive buffering mode while the officer is performing non-law enforcement duties, such as educational or community activities. The camera is generally activated when the officer responds to a call for service or becomes involved in a law enforcement encounter.

Information Sharing Between Schools, Police

The agreement establishes when District 34 and Glenview police can exchange information involving students.

School officials are required or permitted under specified circumstances to report incidents involving firearms, other weapons, drugs, criminal sexual offenses, gang activity, violent conduct, vandalism, hate crimes and other activity that could threaten students or others.

Police can share certain juvenile law enforcement information with school officials when officers believe there is an imminent threat of physical harm and disclosure would help prevent it.

Police are also required to notify school officials when a District 34 student is detained in connection with juvenile proceedings, a criminal offense or certain ordinance violations.

The agreement includes confidentiality requirements for both school and police records. Law enforcement information provided to school officials must be kept separately from a student's official school record and used for rehabilitation or school safety purposes.

Beginning with the 2027-28 school year, the village and district will also cooperate on reporting student referrals to law enforcement to the Illinois State Board of Education.

District 34 will pay Glenview 25 percent of the salary and benefit costs for the two full-time SROs, according to the agreement. The district will also pay half of certain approved SRO training expenses.

The agreement lasts one year and can be terminated by either the village or district with 90 days' written notice.