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School Board Approves Agreement with Broward Sheriff’s Office to Provide Access to Real-Time Surveillance Camera Video at Schools
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the Broward County School Board approved an agreement with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) that provides BSO with access to real-time (live) video feeds from school surveillance cameras. The access would be used during circumstances which present an immediate need for law enforcement or fire safety personnel to respond to protect the health or safety of students and staff.
Providing law enforcement with access to the real-time, live video surveillance feeds is among the recommendations made by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.
"This collaboration with BSO is one more step to making our schools safer. We look forward to moving ahead with this agreement,” said Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. “We intend to work with other local law enforcement agencies to provide similar access to our surveillance video feeds.”
To view the agreement with BSO, visit http://bcpsagenda.browardschools.com/agenda/01607/Item%20II-1%20(57137)/index.html.
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