In Vermont, Cameras in the School, But Not Monitored  School
board decides that monitoring the images would be 'intrusion'
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- The Brattleboro Union High School board has
authorized security cameras inside the building, but the images
will be recorded and not viewed live.  Board members decided
that constantly monitoring the images could be an intrusion.  "I
think anytime you have a security camera, there is the
assumption you're being watched," said School Board member Shaun
Murphy.  He said he felt the indoor cameras could breach the
atmosphere of trust with students, as well as invade their
privacy. He came up with the amendment not to view the images
live as a compromise.  "You could review them if there was an
incident," he said.  As with the external cameras, the internal
cameras would not record sound. They would be positioned in the
largest public areas of the school, including the gymnasium,
library, auditorium, cafeteria, entrances and long hallways.
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