The Supreme Court is considering taking up a legal challenge from a father of a special-needs child who wants to record meetings with Massachusetts public school officials concerning his kid’s learning disability and educational requirements.

Scott Pitta took his case to the Supreme Court after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against him, reasoning that the First Amendment only allows the recording of public officials doing their official duties in public.

His petition was reviewed by the justices on Thursday.

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Mr. Pitta sought to record a video meeting with school officials from the Bridgewater Raynham Regional School District after previously discussed items were missing from prior meeting minutes. The meeting covered detailed educational plans for his child, identified only as “JJ” in court documents.

In his legal filing, Mr. Pitta said the video recording would have been made on the home computer he was using for the meeting and would not have caused a disruption.

School officials, though, protested any recording and terminated the meeting when Mr. Pitta demanded to record.

Mr. Pitta sued, arguing that the school officials’ actions amounted to a violation of the First Amendment.

“It would have been beneficial because it would have preserved information relevant to his child’s educational needs,” the filing reads.

The filing notes that circuit courts have come out differently on the constitutionality of video-recording and First Amendment protections.

“In today’s world, government interacts daily with citizens online or by phone in myriad ways,” his lawyers wrote, urging the court to take the case.

A Bridgewater Raynham Regional School District spokesperson said the district has no comment on Mr. Pitta’s petition.

It would take four justices to vote in favor of hearing the dispute.