The use of CCTV in education

2. INTRODUCTION
THE USE OF CCTV (CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION) IN SCHOOLS IS BECOMING
INCREASINGLY POPULAR, AND NOT JUST AS A SECURITY MEASURE. WHILE
ANY SORT OF RECORDING MEDIUM MUST BE APPROACHED SENSITIVELY IN
AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED, THE
BENEFITS ARE BEING ENJOYED BY ESTABLISHMENTS IN MANY WAYS.

3. CCTV TO PROTECT SCHOOL GROUNDS
• AS WE DISCUSS A GREAT DEAL ON THIS BLOG, THE COMBINATION OF CCTV REMOTE MONITORING AND MOTION DETECTION
IS A POWERFUL SECURITY SOLUTION WHICH ALLOWS DUBIOUS ACTIVITY TO BE IDENTIFIED AND DEALT WITH AS IT
HAPPENS. THE RESULT IS THAT MANY INCIDENTS CAN BE NIPPED IN THE BUD BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAPPENS.
REMOTELY MONITORED CCTV TRIGGERED BY MOTION DETECTION WILL PROTECT THE SCHOOL PERIMETER AND OTHER
IMPORTANT AREAS OF THE GROUNDS.
• THE SYSTEM CAN BE LINKED TO TRANSMIT FOOTAGE AND ALERTS TO A RESPONSE CENTER. THIS CAN EITHER ISSUE A
VERBAL WARNING, WHICH RESEARCH STATES IS SUCCESSFUL IN 90 PER CENT OF CASES, OR ALERT STAFF ON THE
PREMISES WHILE OPEN, OR ALTERNATIVELY THE POLICE. THANKS TO THE CCTV FOOTAGE, WHOEVER IS RESPONDING TO THE
ALERT WILL KNOW PRECISELY WHERE THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING SO NO TIME WILL BE WASTED.
• CCTV FOOTAGE CAN BE ALSO USED AS EVIDENCE SHOULD A SCHOOL BE SUBJECT TO ACTS OF VANDALISM, CRIME OR
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR.

4. CCTV FOR STAFF PROTECTION
• UNFORTUNATELY, CASES OF ASSAULTS ON TEACHERS ARE UNFOUNDED, CAREER-DAMAGING CLAIMS OF
TEACHER MISCONDUCT ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN SCHOOLS. CCTV IS AN EXCELLENT MEANS OF
RECORDING INCIDENTS SO THAT FOOTAGE CAN BE USED IN DISCUSSIONS WITH PARENTS AND, WHERE
APPROPRIATE, AS EVIDENCE FOR THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES WHO ARE INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS.

5. CCTV FOR ANTI-BULLYING
• IN 2012, THE BBC CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO BULLYING IN SCHOOLS AND THE USE OF CCTV TO
COMBAT IT. ONE STUDENT SAID, “WE HAVE CCTV CAMERAS AT OUR SCHOOL IN THE OUTDOOR AREA
WHICH HELPS WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTS.” WHILE SOME OF THE STUDENTS STATED THAT CCTV DID NOT
ASSIST IN PROTECTING THEIR PROPERTY FROM THEFT, SOME DID COMMENT THAT IT WAS A USEFUL
MEASURE IN PREVENTING BULLYING. PRIVACY WAS A CONCERN, BUT CAMERAS LOCATED IN CORRIDORS
OR OUTSIDE AREAS SHOULD NOT AFFECT THIS.

6. AIDE IN EMERGENCY EVACUATION
• IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAN SHOW YOU WHERE THE TROUBLE SPOTS ARE
SO YOU CAN DIRECT EVERYONE IN SAFE DIRECTION. BY MAKING SURE ALL STAFF MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS
TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM’S ALERT FEATURE, THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

7. CCTV FOR ACHIEVEMENT
• WHERE PUPILS ARE AWARE THAT THEY ARE BEING MONITORED, THE EFFECTS ON THEIR CONCENTRATION
CAN BE VERY POSITIVE. IN FACT, IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT CCTV MONITORING CAN BOOST
PRODUCTIVITY LEADING TO ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.

8. CCTV FOR TEACHER TRAINING
• LESSONS CAN BE RECORDED FOR REVIEW AND TRAINING PURPOSES. CCTV IS FAR LESS INTRUSIVE THAN
HAVING ANOTHER TEACHER OR ASSESSOR IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE FOOTAGE PROVIDES USEFUL
FEEDBACK FOR THE TEACHER IN TRAINING THEMSELVES.

9. DETER SEX OFFENDERS
• BY LAW IN NY STATE, A SEX OFFENDER CANNOT LIVE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A SCHOOL. BY HAVING HIGHLY
VISIBLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AROUND YOUR SCHOOL, YOU GREATLY DETER THE PRESENCE OF THESE
CRIMINALS.

10. REFERENCES
• HTTPS://WWW.BARRYBROS.COM/2016/09/THE-BENEFITS-OF-CCTV-IN-EDUCATION-ENVIRONMENTS/
• HTTP://WWW.CCTVSERVICES.NET/SURVEILLANCE-SYSTEM-BENEFITS-SCHOOLS/

11. THANK YOU
• MD. AAMIR AKHTAR
• BA BED (INT.)
• SPM 160 1008
• SHRI PREM PRAKASH MEMORIAL COLLEGE