In Navy programs, the only people allowed to review videos are the director/assistant director (and sometimes the trainer). They are placed in the buildings as a child abuse prevention measure and anyone can view what is happening in real time. In fact, most programs have the monitors up front in the lobby. Parents are not able to review anything that has happened in the past without going through a lengthy and expensive Freedom of Information Act process with base legal, and even then, the videos are heavily redacted to ensure the privacy of the other children. I often had parents ask when there would be a biting incident or something similar and my response was always that the cameras were in place to help prevent child abuse, not to "out" children who might be misbehaving (either age appropriately or not).
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Jennifer W. Hardy
Association Program Specialist
San Diego, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-29-2019 01:46 PM
From: Julie Bedard
Subject: Security Camera Policies
Hello, For those of you who have cameras in the classrooms, what is your policy regarding who can see footage? Because of privacy issues, I am reluctant to show footage to parents if there are other children in the video. We want to put this in our parent handbook, so I would appreciate hearing your policy ASAP. Please do NOT respond with pro or con of cameras. Only respond if you DO have cameras and have a policy in place. Thanks for your help!
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Julie Bedard
Wildwood FL
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