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 Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: Big Brother CCTV to spy on pupils... |
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..(as young as) aged four - complete with CPS evidence kit!
By Jason Lewis
Last updated at 6:51 AM on 29th December 2008
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Shadow Children's Minister Tim Loughton is chairman of Classwatch
Schools have installed CCTV cameras and microphones in classrooms to watch and listen to pupils as young as four.
The Big Brother-style surveillance is being marketed as a way to identify pupils disrupting lessons when teachers’ backs are turned.
Classwatch, the firm behind the system, says its devices can be set up to record everything that goes on in a classroom 24 hours a day and used to compile ‘evidence’ of wrongdoing.
The equipment is sold with Crown Prosecution Service-approved evidence bags to store material to be used in court cases.
The microphones and cameras can be used during lessons and when a classroom is unattended, such as during lunch breaks.
But data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner has warned the surveillance may be illegal and demanded to know why primary and secondary schools are using this kind of sophisticated equipment to watch children.
Officials said they would be contacting schools to seek ‘proper justification’ for the equipment’s use.
Classwatch is set to face further scrutiny over the role of Shadow Children’s Minister Tim Loughton, the firm’s £30,000-a-year chairman.
The equipment, which includes ceiling-mounted microphones and cameras and a hard drive recorder housed in a secure cabinet, is operating in around 85 primary and secondary schools and colleges.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1102205/Big-Brother-CCTV-spy-p upils-aged--complete-CPS-evidence-kit.html
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Already in some schools. Cheap way to fight back
A wirral schoolboy received detention for "defacing school property" When the matter was pursued by his parents it transpired that the boy had placed a piece of bluetac over a cctv camera in the boys toilets.
I think he deserves a medal.
The article goes on to add that there are cctv cameras in other school toilets on the Wirral. Pervs.
| Quote: | Parents hit out at CCTV in Wirral school toilets
Oct 1 2008 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News
Parents hit out at CCTV in Hilbre High School toilets
PARENTS have hit out at a Wirral school after learning a CCTV camera had been fitted in pupils’ toilets.
A man and woman, who asked not to be named, say they were horrified to discover their teenage son, a pupil at Hilbre High in West Kirby, had been given a detention last week for “defacing school property”.
It later emerged he had been given the punishment for putting Blu-Tack over the lens of the camera.
The furious couple have refused to allow the school to keep the 15-year-old at detention, and say the camera is an invasion of his privacy.
Hilbre High says the camera – which shows the sink area and not inside toilet cubicles – was installed after suggestions from students and there have been no other complaints.
The teenager’s mother told the News: “The school are really annoyed that we’re not backing them up but we’ve said no, this is not right. We were absolutely horrified when we found out about it.
“My husband got in touch with them and they told us they were within their rights to do this. They said bullying happens in toilets but there must be other ways to deal with it.
“How many other schools are doing this and the parents don’t know about it? There’s been no consultation or a letter asking our feelings about it.
“Our son only noticed the camera when he went back to school after the summer and now he’s reluctant to use the school toilets because he feels it’s an invasion of his privacy.
“No matter how old the pupils are, they still have human rights.”
Earlier this year the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) set up a working group to look into the use of CCTV and produce guidelines on best practice for schools and colleges.
Hilbre High head Jan Levenson said the cameras were installed following a survey during the last academic year of pupils’ opinions about school life.
She added: “Some of the feedback we received led to discussions with our Student Council regarding initiatives we could implement to make improvements to our school environment.
“One of the suggestions from the students included the installation of CCTV in areas which require greater monitoring, including the vanity areas within the students’ toilets.
“There have not been any other complaints about the cameras, which we would like to emphasise show the sink and vanity area only, and not inside the cubicles, where we would understand there being a concern about privacy.
“The company which installed these cameras has already undertaken this type of work in other Wirral secondary schools and we have received a great deal of positive feedback from headteachers about their effectiveness.
“We always endeavour to work collaboratively with our pupils and their parents, and we look forward to finding an amicable solution to this situation.” |
http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/10/01/p arents-hit-out-at-cctv-in-wirral-school-toilets-80491-21932512/
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| fish5133 wrote: | Already in some schools. Cheap way to fight back
A wirral schoolboy received detention for "defacing school property" When the matter was pursued by his parents it transpired that the boy had placed a piece of bluetac over a cctv camera in the boys toilets.
I think he deserves a medal.
The article goes on to add that there are cctv cameras in other school toilets on the Wirral. Pervs.
| Quote: | Parents hit out at CCTV in Wirral school toilets
Oct 1 2008 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News
Parents hit out at CCTV in Hilbre High School toilets
PARENTS have hit out at a Wirral school after learning a CCTV camera had been fitted in pupils’ toilets.
A man and woman, who asked not to be named, say they were horrified to discover their teenage son, a pupil at Hilbre High in West Kirby, had been given a detention last week for “defacing school property”.
It later emerged he had been given the punishment for putting Blu-Tack over the lens of the camera.
The furious couple have refused to allow the school to keep the 15-year-old at detention, and say the camera is an invasion of his privacy.
Hilbre High says the camera – which shows the sink area and not inside toilet cubicles – was installed after suggestions from students and there have been no other complaints.
The teenager’s mother told the News: “The school are really annoyed that we’re not backing them up but we’ve said no, this is not right. We were absolutely horrified when we found out about it.
“My husband got in touch with them and they told us they were within their rights to do this. They said bullying happens in toilets but there must be other ways to deal with it.
“How many other schools are doing this and the parents don’t know about it? There’s been no consultation or a letter asking our feelings about it.
“Our son only noticed the camera when he went back to school after the summer and now he’s reluctant to use the school toilets because he feels it’s an invasion of his privacy.
“No matter how old the pupils are, they still have human rights.”
Earlier this year the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) set up a working group to look into the use of CCTV and produce guidelines on best practice for schools and colleges.
Hilbre High head Jan Levenson said the cameras were installed following a survey during the last academic year of pupils’ opinions about school life.
She added: “Some of the feedback we received led to discussions with our Student Council regarding initiatives we could implement to make improvements to our school environment.
“One of the suggestions from the students included the installation of CCTV in areas which require greater monitoring, including the vanity areas within the students’ toilets.
“There have not been any other complaints about the cameras, which we would like to emphasise show the sink and vanity area only, and not inside the cubicles, where we would understand there being a concern about privacy.
“The company which installed these cameras has already undertaken this type of work in other Wirral secondary schools and we have received a great deal of positive feedback from headteachers about their effectiveness.
“We always endeavour to work collaboratively with our pupils and their parents, and we look forward to finding an amicable solution to this situation.” |
http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/10/01/p arents-hit-out-at-cctv-in-wirral-school-toilets-80491-21932512/ |
| Quote: | A wirral schoolboy received detention for "defacing school property" When the matter was pursued by his parents it transpired that the boy had placed a piece of bluetac over a cctv camera in the boys toilets.
I think he deserves a medal.
The article goes on to add that there are cctv cameras in other school toilets on the Wirral. Pervs.
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I think it would be excellent if all the youngsters in all of these CCTV schools would do the same as this young boy.
Drop it in "in conversation" a pervs paradise!
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| fish5133 wrote: | Already in some schools. Cheap way to fight back
A wirral schoolboy received detention for "defacing school property" When the matter was pursued by his parents it transpired that the boy had placed a piece of bluetac over a cctv camera in the boys toilets.
I think he deserves a medal.
The article goes on to add that there are cctv cameras in other school toilets on the Wirral. Pervs.
| Quote: | Parents hit out at CCTV in Wirral school toilets
Oct 1 2008 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News
Parents hit out at CCTV in Hilbre High School toilets
PARENTS have hit out at a Wirral school after learning a CCTV camera had been fitted in pupils’ toilets.
A man and woman, who asked not to be named, say they were horrified to discover their teenage son, a pupil at Hilbre High in West Kirby, had been given a detention last week for “defacing school property”.
It later emerged he had been given the punishment for putting Blu-Tack over the lens of the camera.
The furious couple have refused to allow the school to keep the 15-year-old at detention, and say the camera is an invasion of his privacy.
Hilbre High says the camera – which shows the sink area and not inside toilet cubicles – was installed after suggestions from students and there have been no other complaints.
The teenager’s mother told the News: “The school are really annoyed that we’re not backing them up but we’ve said no, this is not right. We were absolutely horrified when we found out about it.
“My husband got in touch with them and they told us they were within their rights to do this. They said bullying happens in toilets but there must be other ways to deal with it.
“How many other schools are doing this and the parents don’t know about it? There’s been no consultation or a letter asking our feelings about it.
“Our son only noticed the camera when he went back to school after the summer and now he’s reluctant to use the school toilets because he feels it’s an invasion of his privacy.
“No matter how old the pupils are, they still have human rights.”
Earlier this year the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) set up a working group to look into the use of CCTV and produce guidelines on best practice for schools and colleges.
Hilbre High head Jan Levenson said the cameras were installed following a survey during the last academic year of pupils’ opinions about school life.
She added: “Some of the feedback we received led to discussions with our Student Council regarding initiatives we could implement to make improvements to our school environment.
“One of the suggestions from the students included the installation of CCTV in areas which require greater monitoring, including the vanity areas within the students’ toilets.
“There have not been any other complaints about the cameras, which we would like to emphasise show the sink and vanity area only, and not inside the cubicles, where we would understand there being a concern about privacy.
“The company which installed these cameras has already undertaken this type of work in other Wirral secondary schools and we have received a great deal of positive feedback from headteachers about their effectiveness.
“We always endeavour to work collaboratively with our pupils and their parents, and we look forward to finding an amicable solution to this situation.” |
http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2008/10/01/p arents-hit-out-at-cctv-in-wirral-school-toilets-80491-21932512/ |
Fish this is my old school! Hilbre. Have you got anymore of these CCTV in toilets links ? |
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| Quote: | | Fish this is my old school! Hilbre. Have you got anymore of these CCTV in toilets links ? |
hi Stephen. just google or search on "wirral schools cctv" and look for newspaper websites for articles
The police put them in a public toilet in New Brighton to catch homosexual activity (also caught a policeman in the act but didnt name him but named others) Police have since said it was an inappropriate method.
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| fish5133 wrote: | | Quote: | | Fish this is my old school! Hilbre. Have you got anymore of these CCTV in toilets links ? |
hi Stephen. just google or search on "wirral schools cctv" and look for newspaper websites for articles
The police put them in a public toilet in New Brighton to catch homosexual activity (also caught a policeman in the act but didnt name him but named others) Police have since said it was an inappropriate method. |
So what does that prove then, its one law for us and above the law for them. The police arnt playing on an even playing feild here. |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: Cameras in school toilets!!!! |
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| Stephen wrote: | | http://www.nursingtimes.net/news/breakingnews/2009/02/special_report_c ctv_cameras_used_in_school_toilets.html |
Gone are the days when the headmaster would stand and watch you in the toilets so you wouldnt misbehave 
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