6 Capabilities Your School's Video Surveillance System Should Have

Video surveillance serves many purposes, including entrance/exit monitoring and visitor verification. While many agree security cameras play a big role in keeping campuses safe, the available options can be overwhelming.We spoke with Allen Cain, director of safety and security at Gilbert Public Schools and a 2022 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, about his journey in selecting a new district-wide video surveillance system, including establishing a team to help review vendor applicants who responded to a request for proposal (RFP) (12:00), and deciding which capabilities were a must-have for the new system (12:59).OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Other changes he recognized his district needed to be regarding school safety (1:37)How he partnered with the operations department to construct secure entryways (5:09)Advice he has for campuses looking to undertake a similar video surveillance project (18:26)CAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeCAMPUS SAFETY SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Facebook: https://facebook.com/CampusSafetyMagazineX: https://x.com/CampusSafetyMagInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/CampusSafetyMagLinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1836305YouTube: @Campussafetymagazine