State Your Stance

Candidate’s Official Statement on ALPRs

As someone who has worked inside our schools for 25 years and now helps districts navigate educational technology responsibly, I believe student privacy is nonnegotiable. Any monitoring software, surveillance cameras, or data systems our district adopts should protect students’ privacy, comply with federal and state law, and respect students’ constitutional rights. These tools should only be used for legitimate educational or safety purposes, with clear, transparent policies so parents understand what information is being collected, how it’s being used, who has access to it, and how it’s protected.

Official Submitted Questionnaire

The document as submitted, in the standard format used for every candidate.

Candidate Questionnaire

Automated License Plate Readers & Government Surveillance

Candidate Name
Daniela Simic
Office Sought
School Board for Hillsborough County, District 2

  1. 1. Do you support law-enforcement use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), including Flock cameras?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  2. 2. Do you believe law-enforcement use of ALPRs raises Fourth Amendment privacy concerns?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  3. 3. Should residents have the right to vote before ALPR systems are installed in their community?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  4. 4. Would you support mandatory independent third-party audits of law-enforcement surveillance systems and programs?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  5. 5. Do you support protecting the First Amendment right of people to peacefully protest, petition their government, and publicly oppose government surveillance without being monitored because of that speech or subjected to retaliation for exercising those rights?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

  6. 6. Would you support creating a legal process that allows law-abiding residents to voluntarily opt out of routine ALPR data collection so their vehicles are not routinely scanned, tracked, or stored in an ALPR database, while allowing law enforcement to continue using ALPR technology for vehicles associated with criminal investigations, wanted persons, or other lawful public-safety purposes?

    Yes — Support
    No — Oppose
    Support with Limits
    No Position

Optional Candidate Statement

As someone who has worked inside our schools for 25 years and now helps districts navigate educational technology responsibly, I believe student privacy is nonnegotiable. Any monitoring software, surveillance cameras, or data systems our district adopts should protect students’ privacy, comply with federal and state law, and respect students’ constitutional rights. These tools should only be used for legitimate educational or safety purposes, with clear, transparent policies so parents understand what information is being collected, how it’s being used, who has access to it, and how it’s protected.

Date response received: July 28, 2026