Parents Want School CCTV Sharing During Emergencies.
Parents Want School CCTV Sharing – A recent survey commissioned by cloud video surveillance provider Eagle Eye Networks found 96 per cent of K-12 parents support mandating schools share security cameras with 911 communications centres during emergencies like school shootings.
Findings of the survey included that of the 96 per cent who favoured a sharing mandate, 56 preferred a federal mandate, 29 per cent wanted a community level mandate, and 11 per cent favoured a school district.
The survey found that 90 per cent supported government funding to deliver CCTV camera feeds to emergency call centres. It also indicated that 86 per cent of parents said they would feel safer with a school security system that delivered live video to emergency call centres.
Almost 80 per cent of respondents agreed that live-feed visibility into schools via security cameras would save lives during active shooter events School leaders and public safety officials say camera sharing can help quickly deliver critical information when time is of the essence.
There were around 360 school shootings in the U.S. in 2023, with around 230 killed and wounded, though only 4 of these incidents were considered mass shootings, which are defined as events in which 4 or more students or teachers are killed.
“First responders often approach the scene of an emergency with very little information about the whereabouts of suspects, innocent bystanders, and the physical layout of the scene,” said Bill Maverick, a security consultant and retired NY State Police special operations supervisor with expertise in active shooter response training.
“In addition, emergency situations are not static, they’re dynamic, changing from minute to minute. Having telecommunicators feed ongoing real-time information to first responders during an active shooter incident is a game changer, with the potential to dramatically improve outcomes and save lives.”
Motivating the survey was Eagle Eye Networks’ Camera Sharing solution, a new technology that gives emergency communication centres instant access to security cameras during an emergency, empowering them to deliver critical incident information to first responders.
“The public safety experts, school officials, and parents have spoken,” said Eagle Eye Networks’ CEO Dean Drako. “There’s resounding support for getting schools across the country to utilize camera sharing technology that will speed up emergency response and increase safety for children, educators, and first responders.”
The survey was conducted by Propeller Insights, a Los Angeles-based market research firm. A total of 1034 parents of K-12 students in the U.S. were surveyed between May 26 and June 5, 2024.
There’s an infographic displaying the findings of the survey here or read more SEN news here.
“Parents Want School CCTV Sharing During Emergencies.”
