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In reply to the discussion: YOU CANNOT SEE A GUN IN THE VIDEOS RELEASED BY THE POLICE. [View all]Sancho
(9,207 posts)20-30 years ago it was just security cameras that took time lapse at the entrance doors and things. I taught in SC and GA in the 70's and 80's and we had various cameras and observation ports. It may be that old buildings didn't have wiring or intercoms, but every school I was ever in had the ability to listen on the intercom.
I guess it likely depended on the state regulations about school buildings. In GA in the 80's, there were required observations of teachers.
My wife's current school is a new facility. There are cameras at all outside doors, parking lots, drive ways, and halls. There are also fences, secure doors, and limited entrance points.
There are not cameras in every room because of kids privacy, but there are exceptions for some situations. Every room is wired and I know that the district can tune in the cameras on laptops, iPads, and other computers. They can also track every keystroke and email. We had a case here a couple years ago where district personnel were watching what the kids were doing with school iPads that they took home. It was quite a controversy.