Hafner, Katie,
Where the Hall Monitor Is a Webcam. Katie Hafner. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 6, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Where the Hall Monitor Is a Webcam, Feb. 27, 2003; pp. E1+.
"As security becomes an ever more pressing concern, schools across the nation are seeking new ways to provide a sense of safety to students, staff members and parents....Security equipment can include two-way radios for school staff members and metal detectors and panic buttons with a direct connection to the local police department. A few schools with special concerns about abductions or terrorism are turning to identification cards that can hold bar-coded biometric information like fingerprints. Mostly, however, schools are making use of increasingly sophisticated video cameras." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article explores the use of Web-connected cameras in schools and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using them.
1522-3256;
Electronic surveillance
Identification cards
Schools--Security measures
Security systems
Students--Monitoring of
Video recording
Webcams
Littleton (Colo.)--School shootings (1999)
AC1.S5
050
Where the Hall Monitor Is a Webcam. Katie Hafner. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 6, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Where the Hall Monitor Is a Webcam, Feb. 27, 2003; pp. E1+.
"As security becomes an ever more pressing concern, schools across the nation are seeking new ways to provide a sense of safety to students, staff members and parents....Security equipment can include two-way radios for school staff members and metal detectors and panic buttons with a direct connection to the local police department. A few schools with special concerns about abductions or terrorism are turning to identification cards that can hold bar-coded biometric information like fingerprints. Mostly, however, schools are making use of increasingly sophisticated video cameras." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article explores the use of Web-connected cameras in schools and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using them.
1522-3256;
Electronic surveillance
Identification cards
Schools--Security measures
Security systems
Students--Monitoring of
Video recording
Webcams
Littleton (Colo.)--School shootings (1999)
AC1.S5
050