Updated August 2025
2.29 | Photography and Recording of Students and Employees
2.29.A | West Texas A&M University reserves the right to photograph and record (through the use of still, video, audio, or other medium) students and employees on campus and at university-sponsored functions and events. The university reserves the right to use, broadcast, distribute, and/or publish any part of such images, likenesses, voices, appearances, and/or performances for promotional, advertising, educational or other honorable purposes.
2.29.B | Unauthorized recording: Any unauthorized use of electronic or other devices to make an audio, video, still frame or photographic record of any persons without their prior knowledge, or without their effective consent when the person or persons being recorded have a reasonable expectation of privacy and/or such recording is likely to cause injury or distress. If a recording is made that captures a violation of the WTAMU Student Handbook or law, the Student Conduct administrator may elect not to enforce this section of the rules against the student making the recording. Unauthorized recordings include, but are not limited to:
- Surreptitiously taking pictures of another person in the gym, locker room, or restroom.
- Recording administrative meetings with university officials.