Spy camera's in Victorian schools?

Is being watched 24-7 the solution to tackling our nation’s problems?

Apparently so, as Victorian schools have suggested spy cameras are the “key” to stopping disorderly behaviour in the school playground.

Last week the Victorian Principals Association president Fred Ackerman said “we live in an environment now where our behaviours are under scrutiny.”

Mr Ackerman said the cameras would be used for security, to monitor vandalism, theft and graffiti and poor behaviour in general.

While it might be a quick fix to the situation, the reality stands with the argument raised by Queensland Council of Civil Liberties president Michael Cope.

He said fitting security cameras would only fix the problem in schools, but push the behaviour outside the playground and onto the streets.

Despite this I’m sure one would agree it would be a positive to at least have this behaviour cease occurring in schools.

While children are at school, their safety and behaviour remains the schools responsibility.

Therefore I think if schools believe this is the right step to take and have enough money to back the idea, then why not test it and see what results it produces.