Video Surveillance Guide

When High School Senior Tiana Rapp found that someone had stole $150 from her locker, she went immediately to the school. In turn, the school blamed other students for the mishap, even though an adult hall monitor was patrolling the area.

After another $40 was stolen, the teen placed a video camera in another locker fixed on hers and captured the hall monitor opening the locker with a master key and rummaging through her belongings.

The hall monitor has resigned, and been charged with three counts of petty larceny by the local police department.
Unfortunately, it seems like the school was quick to blame the students and didn’t bother looking into the matter.

For students and parents who are uneasy with the ideas of surveillance cameras in schools, this would be a good example case of how video surveillance can be a two-way street and help protect students from being wronged by school employees. Even so, we don’t expect to see many school districts touting that as a benefit (at least publicly) when they propose surveillance systems.

[Baltimore Sun via @Brickhousesecurity]