Should Teachers Wear Body Cameras?

If you can cast your mind back before COVID-19, back in February 2020 a few schools in the UK were taking part in a trial of lightweight body cams, like those work by the police. Two schools in particular (in London and Hampshire) were considering using them permanently. The plan was that not all staff would use body cams, and those that did would wear hi-vis jackets so students knew who had cameras etc. So the trial was going to be extended - and then the coronavirus hit............

Opinion is divided over the use of body cameras in a school setting:

Those for

• it could lead to improved student behaviour because they know they are being filmed
• it could lead to less dangerous confrontations - safer for students and teachers
• it could help schools deal with unknown children that come on to school sites (from other schools and the surrounding area), other strangers (possibly with nefarious intent) etc

Those against

• school is not the right setting for body-cams - they are intrusive and over-the-top
• it ruins the relationship between student and learner
• teachers should be able to maintain discipline without resorting to the use of cameras

I would love to hear other opinions on this.

Submitted August 23, 2020 at 12:21AM by AllResources https://ift.tt/3j3Rw7Z