How should schools weigh the value of privacy and the value of safety?

How should schools weigh the value of privacy and the value of safety?

You should weigh privacy versus safety in a common sense and rational manner. My rights to disrupt, or disturb, or harm you end where your rights begin, and we have to be mindful of that. I see many occasions where school officials are a bit too sensitive to the rights of other individuals. We see cases where a small percentage of people attempt to speak for the majority that doesn't agree with them. So one thing that we can do is an ongoing dialogue with our staff, students, and parents. Educate them, help them understand why you want to do whatever it is and I think you'll avoid a lot of trouble that way. You won't probably try to put security cameras in your bathroom if you use that process because, I think through that process you'll find out it's not a very good idea. At the same time, if your issue is cameras in a parking lot, if you educate parents and students to the incidents that you've had that you're trying to stop, you'll probably gain support and find out that the measures you're thinking of are really rational, reasonable, and legal through that type of interaction and communication.