Many public schools have been equipping their hallways, entrance & exits with video surveillance CCTV systems. The reasons include increased safety and security for students.
Installing cameras in schools can be a costly project and school districts must be certain that this would be the best choice to prevent outsiders from breaking into the school, deter theft, and keep property damage to a minimum. The school districts that have these security camera systems in place have faced privacy concerns from parents, students and civil libertarian groups.
School officials stand behind the notion that metal detectors at entrances to detect weapons are not enough and video surveillance cameras in schools curb theft, reduce physical abuse, gang activity, fights, bullying and are important sources of physical evidence when crimes do occur.
Before you purchase a video surveillance camera for your school you should consider how you will address any of these threats if they arise. Who will maintain and monitor you cameras and what your surveillance budget is.
If you’re considering a video surveillance system for your school take the time to speak with a security camera specialist to address any questions you may have.
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U.S. schools resort to security cameras
With break-ins on the rise since the start of last school year, talks of implementing a new type of surveillance system at schools have been brought up by parents, teachers and school administrators worried about the effects the break-ins have had on students.
http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/lynwood-press/LUSDs-new-surveillance-camera-system-approved-by-school-board-126749793.html
The Nashville school system plans to become the first in the nation to use security cameras that spot intruders with controversial face-recognition technology.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-01-school-cameras_N.htm
Ask a room full of eight-year-olds what they ate today, and you’re likely to get a hazily accurate record at best. That’s why a new study at five San Antonio, Texas, schools will count on cameras to do the remembering.
http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/05/11/chub-tracker-cameras-in-school-will-track-students-calories
Despite a large budget deficit, Chicago Public Schools plans to spend $7 million to install security cameras at more than a dozen of its schools.
The cameras beam images directly to the Chicago Police Department and are being installed at the schools with the most security issues, according to CPS officials, to create a safer environment for the nation’s third largest school district. More than 40,000 students are enrolled in CPS, which has a $612 million deficit. Eighty security cameras are being installed in 14 troubled high schools.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8269768
The Port Washington Union Free School District on Long Island is allowing police to an eye on its students. The district is installing video cameras in schools. If someone needs help, the cameras will immediately alert cops. The Post Washington police and school officials are testing the new technology in three schools and are hoping to roll it out district-wide.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpps/news/panic-cameras-at-some-long-island-schools-20110810_14519363#ixzz1VsDJWqse
Surveillance Video Captures Shootout Outside Peabody High School
http://youtu.be/67DnZlaLAFk
