Boy suspended for fight on bus, the school claims they have video proof, but refuses to let it be reviewed by the accused

GREELEY, Colo.—Greeley school officials say privacy laws prevent them from letting a parent see a surveillance videotape after his son was disciplined for a fight on a school bus.
Mike Moskalsk says he asked to see the video taken on the bus after his son was suspended for 10 days after the April fight. Moskalsk says his son didn't start the fight but was defending himself.

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The school claims it would be too costly to get waivers from the parents of the students on the bus so this father can view the video. I don’t understand this. I cannot imagine more than 40 students were on the bus at the time of the fight. This would not be expensive to send a note home with the students stating that this father wishes to view the video of the bus ride occurring on that day and that if any parents have an objection to their child being seen they will blur the image of that specific child. Most parents would not mind the father seeing the tape and would want to be allowed to see the video if their child was ever accused of starting a fight on the school bus.

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Hope they see the tape and that's one of the reasons it's there to begin with.