Santa Fe Christian Schools is being accused of secretly recording student athletes in a choir room-turned locker room for a visiting team during a California Interscholastic Federation sporting event. The attorney representing the three players listed in the complaint said it’s possible there a re other sports and hundreds of other students may also be involved in the proposed class action lawsuit. She told NBC 7 they first discovered there was a videotape back on Jan. 17. “We were shocked that there were any cameras in there as students dress and undress in there,” Ellen Adler, Partner with Adler Law Group APLC said. Adler is the attorney representing the three players listed in the complaint filed on April 1. While it’s unclear what’s on the video, the complaint alleges Santa Fe Christian Schools “monitored and recorded minors, student-athletes, coaches from other schools, and others, while undressing to change into their uniform … without their knowledge or consent.” “This was in violation of California’s constitution, the right to privacy, and also various statutory, both criminal and civil statues concerning the right to privacy,” Adler said. In a statement to NBC 7, a spokesperson for Santa Fe Christian Schools confirmed the choir classroom does have a security camera, stating: “as do all the other classrooms throughout the campus for their broader commitment to student safety and campus security.” But the complaint alleges Santa Fe Christian Schools “did not disclose” the presence of cameras in the choir room to the visiting players. “They were never told to go somewhere else to go change their clothes,” Adler said. The statement from Santa Fe Christian Schools adds that the choir classroom is set aside for team meetings only, and the restrooms are designated for changing as needed. “The difference is this wasn’t during school hours,” Adler said. “This was for a sporting event and for visiting athletes who didn’t know there was a camera in there, who were directed as the visiting team to do everything they need to do to prepare for the game.” Adler said the athletic director of Santa Fe Christian initially shared the video with the athletic director of the visiting school to bring to their attention damage to the choir classroom that appeared to have occurred while members of the team were using that space. Although Adler has not seen the video, she said the athletic directors of both schools and other administrators have. She said she hopes this legal action stops other players from being recorded unknowingly, prevents the possible distribution of the recordings and seeks to obtain fair compensation for any other player who may have been recorded unknowingly. Adler said since the complaint was filed, she has received numerous inquiries from multiple schools whose students were also placed in the choir room for sporting events. She said it’s possible hundreds, if not thousands, of students from other schools visiting and sporting events may have also been recorded unknowingly. ...read more read less