$3,000 Per Classroom School Camera System

Author: Carlton Purvis, Published on Apr 16, 2014

Cameras in schools are nearly everywhere but inside classrooms? Far less common.

A school district in Michigan paid $3,000 per classroom for a Panasonic based system to provide live-views during emergencies, that could be used in non-emergencies to record classroom lectures. In this note, we review the system components and contract.

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Rukmini Wilson

| 04/17/14 02:39am

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IPVM Admin | In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 04/17/14 02:46am

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IPVMU Certified | 04/17/14 09:37pm

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In reply to Richard Lavin | 04/17/14 09:41pm

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