School vandalism: smile, you're on candid camera

Rebecca Vukovic

By Rebecca Vukovic
Published September 19, 2014

Schools are often a central hub of the community, with everything from school fetes, to religious services, to weekend sporting games all taking place on the site. Access to a school property is usually highly visible to the public, which means vandalism easily becomes an issue for most, if not all, school communities who bear the financial burden of the behaviour.

In response to vandalism, arson or break-ins, many schools resort to installing surveillance cameras on campus to deter the behaviour ...

This story appeared in the October 2014 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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