CCTV cameras found in school toilets and changing rooms

[yanpa]

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CCTV cameras being used in school changing rooms and toilets

Anti-surveillance campaigners find average of 24 cameras in each secondary school that responded to the survey

More than 200 schools across Britain are using CCTV cameras in pupils' toilets or changing rooms, according to figures obtained by anti-surveillance campaigners, who warned that the research raised serious questions about the privacy of schoolchildren.

A total of 825 cameras were located in the toilets or changing rooms of 207 schools across England, Scotland and Wales, according to data provided by more than 2,000 schools.

The figures are based on freedom of information requests lodged by the campaign group Big Brother Watch. Its director, Nick Pickles, said the full extent of school surveillance was far higher than the group had expected, adding: "Schools need to come clean about why they are using these cameras and what is happening to the footage.

"Local authorities also need to be doing far more to rein in excessive surveillance in their areas and ensuring resources are not being diverted from more effective alternatives."

The Radclyffe School in Oldham topped the list of schools with 20 cameras in toilets or changing rooms.

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[Coligny]

Ok, but are they online ?