The Dallas Morning News reports on the increasing use of security cameras at local schools and the consequential conflict between privacy and security priorities. "There's no expectation of privacy in a public school," said a spokesman for the Richardson, TX, police. "The inside of their backpack is personal, but the inside of the school itself--no." School policies on who has access to surveillance footage varies. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) supports a request process for law enforcement access. One school requires police to request access to view footage alongside a school administrator, the report states. "It should be a targeted search. It shouldn't be just digging through," said an ACLU spokesman.
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