Two Alpharetta High School seniors are collecting signatures to remove Flock Safety license plate cameras from their campus, arguing the surveillance technology violates students' privacy rights.

Aditya Manchanda, 17, and Henry Jones, 17, launched a Change.org petition on Sept. 1 titled "Remove flock cameras from Alpharetta High School." The petition had 92 signatures as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, Patrick Quinn of Atlanta News First reported. The Alpharetta Young Democratic Socialists of America is backing the effort.

Flock cameras sit outside every entrance to the school, capturing images of each vehicle that enters and leaves campus. The Fulton County Schools board approved the cameras in September 2022 and installed them at all 104 schools districtwide. The installation cost roughly $626,300, funded through ESPLOST dollars, according to a 2022 Flock blog post cited by Atlanta News First.

Jones told WSB-TV the cameras are "a clear violation of our rights," adding that the district prioritizes the appearance of security over student privacy.

The petition calls for alternatives including increased security patrols, community-based safety programs and stronger relationships between students and administrators. The petition text states the cameras are "causing significant anxiety among the school community."

Fulton County Schools Police Chief Mark Sulborski said in a statement Sept. 3 that the cameras are one part of the district's safety strategy. He said they help police identify vehicles connected to potential threats, criminal activity and missing or endangered people.

The district said camera data is encrypted, stored in the cloud and permanently deleted after 30 days. It is not sold or shared with third parties except with other law enforcement agencies, according to the district.

The students have raised questions about who can access the footage. The district did not specify but said it has an audit protocol to ensure appropriate use.

Those concerns come amid a wave of documented misuse statewide. More than three dozen Georgia law enforcement members have been fired or indicted for misusing Flock camera systems since the company introduced an audit tool earlier in 2026, GPB News reported. Separately, an Alpharetta city police officer resigned Aug. 5 after an internal investigation into improper Flock searches, according to a WIRED investigation summarized by the North Atlanta Star. That case involved the city's own Flock network, which is separate from the school district's system.

Earlier in 2026, school police credited Flock cameras with helping identify and locate a suspect within hours of a shooting outside Palmetto Elementary School, according to Atlanta News First.

Manchanda and Jones said they plan to present the petition to their principal.

No meeting date has been confirmed.