1. Installation of cameras and related equipment.
1.1 Cameras shall be located in areas where they will assist in enhancing safety and security.
1.2 Cameras shall not be installed in a location where common sense public expectation
of privacy is compromised (i.e. change rooms, washrooms, neighbourhood windows).
1.3 Live video monitors shall be installed in an area of restricted access (i.e. the school office)
and shall be monitored on an ongoing basis.
1.4 Signs shall be posted at any site at which security cameras are installed. These signs
shall indicate the presence of cameras for the purpose of surveillance.
1.5 A School Planning Council may make recommendations to the Board to have video surveillance
equipment installed at that school consistent with this policy.
1.6 Installations at schools after September, 2010 will be done with the prior approval of the School
Planning Council for that school. This does not apply to installations of equipment for a specific
investigative purpose.
1.7 The Board will do an annual review to assess whether the objectives of this policy are being
met.
2. Operation of cameras and related equipment.
2.1 Only appropriate administrative personnel or service technicians shall have or
allow necessary access to recorded video information.
2.2 Copies of recordings created by the system shall only be released to those agencies so
authorized under the Freedom of Information/Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)
guidelines (i.e. police authorities). In such cases, the attached release form shall be
completed and filed. Copies of recordings which are not required for purposes of an
investigation shall be destroyed after a period of one year.
2.3 All copies of recordings shall be filed in a manner to facilitate identification and audits.