School Surveillance Maintenance Problems Revealed
What are the biggest problems when it comes to school districts and their surveillance systems? School districts are often reluctant to release security system maintenance records so unless you are the one doing maintenance, it is hard to find out. However, maintenance logs recently released by two Colorado school districts provide a glimpse into the every day problems of school surveillance systems.
Background
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'Cameras *** *******'
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Maintenance ******* **** ******
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Oh, yeah, if these were IP cameras, there's be more options.
Cal, dont know how you got here but everybody else over here. ;)