In the report, the top five camera location priorities were at entrances and exits (76 percent), hallways (62 percent), and lunchrooms, playgrounds, and gyms (53 percent). Only a minority of respondents wanted cameras in classrooms (36 percent) and locker rooms and bathrooms (18 percent).<\/p>\n
\u201cMany school administrators will throw up some cameras to fortify their front entrance,\u201d he continues. \u201cBut the reality is, it is what is behind those fortified walls that really makes up the heart of your school security program\u2014which is your people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, investing in \u201cthe people side\u201d of school security takes time and money, he says. It often means professional development training not just for teachers and administrators, but for support staff: the bus drivers, who are the first and last ones to see students every day. Secretaries who might take a call from someone making a bomb threat. Custodians and food service staff, who may be the first ones to notice any strangers on campus. \u201cThey are on the front lines,\u201d he says. \u201cThey should be included in tabletop exercises, along with the first responders.\u201d<\/p>\n
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