You aren't wrong about the Patriot Act, and you're not wrong that we must be vigilant about the "surveillance state."

However, the Patriot Act didn't give anything to We The People. It took our liberties and privacy in the name of safety. This bill wants to give us the same leverage over the schools. Look at who gets access to the recorded footage. This eliminates any "student says / teacher says" disagreements. This makes communist indoctrination more difficult. It makes sexual grooming more difficult.

My litmus test for proposed legislation is to look at who opposes it. Are the Teachers Unions pushing this? Are they vehemently opposed? Are crazy lefties calling it racist? I don't know the answers to those questions, but knowing who doesn't want this will tell you whether or not it's good for the powers the be.