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APPENDIX M: VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND THE COMPREHENSIVESCHOOL SAFETY PLANBased on a review of Dr. Juliet Thorner’s records involving suspension, expulsion,law enforcement contacts and security contacts, we find there has been a history ofillegal activity on and near Dr. Juliet Thorner’s campus. Based on this finding, wealso have a reasonable expectation of such activity.Dr. Juliet Thorner HAS DETERMINED that illegal activity on or near our campusthreatens the health and safety of the school environment.Dr. Juliet Thorner HAS RESONABLY DETERMINED that video surveillance inthe open and public areas of the school is necessary to help protect the health andsafety of students, staff, visitors, and community members.THEREFORE, Dr. Juliet Thorner adopts video surveillance as a component of itsComprehensive School Safety Plan.Signed: ___________________________, PrincipalBrandon JohnsonDate: April 23, 2012Procedures for implementing video surveillance at Dr. Juliet Thorner are outlined in Board Policy300.42, entitled Video and Audio Recording. A prominent notice must be placed in the office andlocations in which video surveillance is used to inform students, parents/guardians and staff thatvideo surveillance may occur on school grounds. The language for posted notice for use of videocamera surveillance is as follows.“The recording of activity by video camera, including occasional monitoring in real time, is used inthe open and public areas of these school grounds for the safety of students, staff, and visitors.