The Westport Police Department scaled back it's decision to use drones as a means to enforce social distancing guidelines to stop the spread of coronavirus.

The department would have been one of the first to field test software developed by drone company Draganfly that uses biometric readings to track risky virus conditions and social distancing.

Westport police first announced they would be using drones on April 21 but released a statement only two days later that read in part, "After careful consideration and in collaboration with First Selectman Jim Marpe, the Westport Police Department has chosen not to participate in the Draganfly drone “Flatten the Curve Pilot Program.”

Chief Foti Koskinas says the department's focus with social distancing is on encouragement before enforcement.

ACLU Connecticut tells News 12 in part, "Any new surveillance measure that isn't being advocated for by public health professionals and restricted solely for public health use should be promptly rejected."