| To provide students in your school with a completely | | | | happening in every monitored area and nip trouble in |
| secure environment, you need to seriously consider | | | | the bud. |
| equipping your property with a surveillance system. | | | | Preschool to Middle School |
| Major Components of a Surveillance System for | | | | The relatively young age of your students require you |
| Schools | | | | to be especially vigilant against external threats. |
| Surveillance systems for schools are slightly different | | | | Besides installing surveillance cameras inside your |
| from those used in other establishments because of | | | | school, you should install them outside the school as |
| your purpose for and the nature of the place and | | | | well to deter individuals with suspicious behaviour from |
| people you are monitoring. | | | | frequenting the area. |
| Surveillance cameras are a must, but those equipped | | | | Outdoor surveillance cameras must have durable, |
| with night use are only essential if you still conduct | | | | weatherproof and shockproof casing in case of |
| classes in the evening or you wish to use the | | | | deliberate or accidental damage inflicted on them. |
| surveillance system to deter unauthorized entry, | | | | If you are going to offer remote access to the parents |
| vandalism, and theft in your school. | | | | of your students, be sure that you do have everyone's |
| Video recorders are also a must if you wish to have | | | | agreement prior to installing the system. Also, make |
| hard copy of your footage; it will also prove to be | | | | sure that they sign a contract detailing the terms and |
| helpful when you have an unexpected need to review | | | | conditions for responsible use of the access you are |
| past recordings. | | | | providing them with. |
| Remote access to your surveillance system is | | | | High School |
| something you can provide to your students' parents if | | | | Surveillance systems for high schools must be as |
| you are running a daycare center or a preschool. | | | | stringent as the one mentioned above. While remote |
| Parents have a valid reason for their concerns about | | | | access is no longer necessary, you do need to be |
| their children's welfare, considering their tender age. | | | | conscious of possibly internal threats to your students' |
| You can allay their worries, however, if you authorize | | | | safety and security. |
| their access to your surveillance system and allow | | | | Teenagers are typically inclined to explore, and this |
| them to see with their own eyes that their children are | | | | may lead them to attempt certain undesirable habits |
| happy and fine. | | | | like smoking, drinking liquor, use of recreational drugs, |
| Surveillance Systems for Different School Levels | | | | and other acts of juvenile delinquency. All these may |
| Besides assigning hall monitors and other responsible | | | | happen right inside school premises so make sure that |
| students and faculty members to deter any unwanted | | | | your cameras are also trained on less-frequented |
| activity from taking place in school, installing a security | | | | areas of the school. |
| system also gives you a bird's eye view of what's | | | | |