Tit-for-tat on CCTV
Leonardo J. Galvez
CA, USA
24 JULY 2015
Installing closed circuit cameras is now a fad among government and private entities. This private eye has invaded even the inner sanctum of safety-conscious humans.
There is nothing wrong with it as it helps deter the commission of mischiefs like theft, robbery or other similar prankishness but not in Princess Urduja’s schools division.
As gleaned from the division supervisory staff’s reaction, the bone of contention is the installation of 10 CCTV in strategic places including the areas where they hold court. These are equipped with intercom connected to the superintendent’s office.
With this set-up, the top education honcho could closely monitor the goings-on between and among her staff. As the CCTV can’t separate an ordinary conversation from private communication, the boss has a bonus to spare just in case misunderstanding ensued between them.
The superintendent may have wonderful ideas by doing what she deems helpful in aid of her administrative and supervisory duties. In the process, however, she has committed a cardinal sin by monitoring every movement of her supervisory staff who are her “ear and eye” in the field.
In the spirit of fairness, the superintendent should also installed a set of CCTV in her office with monitors to boot and beamed it to the supervisor’s room.
The division supervisors can return the compliments by monitoring the superintendent’s frequent visitors the likes of school and office hardware suppliers, printers and several others who do business in the division . . . and even the “very kind-hearted” teacher-applicants.
Fair game, isn’t it?
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