House panel votes to require cameras in special education classrooms

House panel votes to require cameras in special education classrooms

The rotunda in Iowa Capitol as seen May 8, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)In their final meeting before the first deadline of the 2026 legislative session, the House Education Committee moved forward measures Wednesday requiring cameras to be installed in special education classrooms and allowing firearms on school premises, among other topics. House File 2218, approved in a 14-9 vote, would require public and charter schools…