Surveillance Cameras: Friend or Foe?
Imagine yourself in a world where every move or action is being monitored, and every word is heard. Such a world is not a fictional dystopia. it Is rather the concrete reality that we are facing. Unfortunately, technological advancement has now payed the way for the use of surveillance. cameras in schools, an idea which seemed so distant and far-fetched decades ago. The implementation of surveillance cameras and bugs in schools should be prohibited, due to the their negative effect on students’s privacy and responsibility.
First and foremost, surveillance camera as should not be placed In schools due to the fact that they invade students’ privacy. Students would feel uncomfortable and disturbed knowing that there are cameras infiltrating their private matters. which in turn affects their typical way of living and behaving within the school premises. Moreover, the sense of being watched leads to a state of paranoia, and stresses the students even more than they actually are. In addition to that, students perceive the placement of security cameras as an act of mistrust from the school administration, thus damaging the relationship between the two.
Another reason to forbid security cameras is that they promote irresponsibility and negative values. For instance, a student would carelessly and haphazardly throw his personal belongings and leave them behind, and would later on refer to the surveillance cameras as a means of finding his or her so called “lost” items. Not only do cameras affect the students’ responsibility, but they also have an impact on teachers’ values and efficiency of work too. Instructors become more dependent on these cameras and thus neglect their monitoring roles during recess time.
Some people believe that security cameras should be implemented for they decrease the rate of sexual assaults, racial abuse problems, and bullying. However. security cameras are not the solution for these inevitable issues; on the contrary, methods such as peer meditation and counseling offer the best results and should be considered. Studies show that the United Kingdom has around 4 million security cameras, which equates to one camera for every eleven citizens; however, only 3% of all crimes in the UK are solved using surveillance systems. This strongly shows that these cameras play no rote in the prevention of problems which are deeply rooted into our society.
In conclusion, the use of surveillance cameras in schools should not be encouraged due to their grave effects on the students’ values and personal matters. Thus, we should raise awareness around this topic, so that we don’t get stuck in the firm grasp of this technological predicament.
