Why CCTV cameras should be in all of our classrooms

By Dr David Roy
Community contribution / May 23, 2019

We live in a modern society increasingly under surveillance. While privacy is a major concern, a strong argument can be mounted for more use of CCTV in our schools.

For the past 30 years, across Europe and also within Australia, Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) has become an omnipresent aspect of ...

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By Dr David Roy

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Dr David Roy is a lecturer and researcher in Education and Creative Arts at the University of Newcastle (AUS); and was formerly a teacher for 17 years. He uses his research to inform inclusion and equity practices across Australia, with a particular focus on children with a disability, policy, and engagement with the Arts. Working closely with politicians and policy makers across all political persuasions, he has been instrumental in progressing the NSWDoE Suspension Policy, as well as highlighting educational issues in NSW Budget Estimates. His research interests are in education policy, arts learning, and inclusion in Education. He was nominated for the 2006 Saltire/TES Scottish Education Publication of the Year, ‘The Educational Publishing Awards Australia Tertiary (Wholly Australian) Teaching and Learning – blended learning 2020’ and the ‘Drama Victoria Best New Australian Publication 2020’ and he won the 2013 Best New Australian Publication for VCE Drama and/or VCE Theatre Studies. It was. He was awarded as a ‘Most Influential Educator 2022 (Australia)’ and the 2022 University of Newcastle CHSF Leadership Award. His most recent texts are 'Teaching the Arts: Early Childhood and Primary (2025) published by Cambridge University Press; and 'The Inclusive Teacher (2025) published by Routledge.

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