Security cameras are helping lots of people in the world by catching things on tape and recording illegal actions. But one of the most important places that needs security cameras are schools. However, some schools still don't have them. Why are there security cameras in every mall and movie theatre but not in every school? Is it because some school districts are too cheap or just plain lazy? We need to get cameras in schools all around the world and stop spending money on things like dances or smart boards. With those things up, we can prevent things like the Virginia Tech attack or bullying.
But bullying is a major issue in our schools right now. How would you feel if your kid came home with a black eye and the teachers don't know who caused it. I personally would be pretty pissed. But anyway, with just security cameras at the main entrances it can save many people from dangerous situations. As a matter of fact, we just did a code black drill test and since there were security cameras at our school, we kept an eye on the outside world. It's important because if there ever was a real code black, the criminal could force one of the principals to call it off and that'd lure everyone out of hiding.
Last but not least would be the privacy issue. Nobody at our school ever complains about the invasion of privacy because they already get their privacy invaded every day. That would be the cause of something called gym class. Most of the people change and for the ones that don't, we’ll all they get is a little check point by their name which is strike one out of three. Besides, we're always being watched every time we go out or to a public place. It's not like the person watching the cameras will be running around the school telling everybody they saw someone pick their boogers. Most of the time it'll a teacher watching and they wouldn't do bad things on purpose. However if they caught someone drawing on the walls then they