I don't think the cameras are a net win as the acclimation of the students to a total surveillance state has broader consequences. What we really need is the a

I don't think the cameras are a net win as the acclimation of the students to a total surveillance state has broader consequences. What we really need is the ability for teachers to evict unruly students without having to build a multi-month evidence file. A classroom is a place to learn and there should be zero tolerance for repeat offenders. We're putting so much in the hands of teacher's as it is; giving them the option to judge behavior isn't a stretch. To people who say that's too much power for the teachers (ex: "It's not fair! She had it in for my kid from day one!") I say phooey. Odds are your kid really is a disruptive jerk. And if a teacher truly is the problem the answer to that is to be able to fire teachers as well.