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Video Surveillance Having a Video Surveillance System Might be Useless if It’s Not Being Used Correctly By Amy Bolin Most schools and universities have video surveillance systems installed to protect students, teachers, and staff. However, it may be surprising to know that many of these systems are woefully inadequate for the critical tasks they are expected to perform. For almost every school, budgets 18 campuslifesecurity.com | JULY/AUGUST 2023 Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com are stretched to the breaking point, which forces them to make hard choices between something they can afford versus something that meets their actual requirements. In this article, we’ll talk about some of the important considerations around video surveillance that can make or break its usefulness when things get challenging.