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urveillance cameras inside school buses may not prevent bullying, but their effectiveness in providing evidence to resolve such incidences—and even deliver proof of otherwise unreported problems—is beyond question, said several transportation department leaders, adding that they would never go back to


pre-video days. “If there’s bullying going on, we deal with it straight on. Te biggest thing cameras do is help you see the situation clearer,” said Carol Valentine, associate director of oper- ations for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. She pointed out that cameras do not necessarily prevent bullying, as many incidents can occur quietly and not easily heard or observed. “Te driver has to watch the road and doesn’t always know what’s going on behind


them. Because of this, prevention may not be achieved,” she added. “Many students never believe the cameras can hear or see them. Tat is where cameras become a huge benefit.” Darrell Taylor, director of transportation for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools


in North Carolina, which has cameras on all 358 of its buses, said, “Two or three times a week, you’ll hear a student say, ‘Oh, those cameras don’t work.’ But they do.” Dan Schultz, transportation director for the Southeast Polk (Iowa) Community School District, said he believes the deterrent effect of cameras “goes both ways.” “Once you’ve had them for some years, students do forget they are there and you see kids doing things they really shouldn’t be doing. On the other hand, cameras do give you deterrence because you’ll hear kids say, ‘Be quiet. Don’t say that. Tey’re recording you,’” he added. “Your repeat offenders who know firsthand how they work become much more aware. So, I believe 100 percent they are one of the best (tools) you can have on a bus.”


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