Parents and teachers at odds over push for cameras in classrooms

Growing numbers of concerned parents across the country have started to push for cameras in the classroom as the debate heats up over what students are taught in public school.

Advocates claim cameras are a reliable way to improve safety, reinforce accountability, and allow parents to see and hear what their children are learning. They also say cameras could curb cheating and other bad behavior.

Critics claim surveillance systems undermine teachers, are a gross invasion of privacy, and could easily be hacked by people with nefarious intentions. Teachers unions say they would lead to "nuisance lawsuits" by conservative groups that don't want children learning topics such as critical race theory.

Joel Withers, a father of two elementary school-aged children in Virginia, told the Washington Examiner he's "not comfortable with complete strangers watching [my children's] every move."