Fairfax County (Va.) district will allow video surveillance inside schools

From The Washington Post: The Fairfax County (Va.) School Board has decided to permit indoor video surveillance cameras for the first time, capping a months-long debate over whether such monitoring technology is appropriate and effective for public schools. High school principals who have community support for surveillance cameras can install them in cafeterias, hallways and other gathering places. The devices won’t be mandated countywide, and they will not be permitted in locker rooms, restrooms or classrooms. Eight of the board’s 12 members voted for the measure, saying the cameras would give high school administrators a way to improve safety by deterring bullying, theft and other wrongdoing.