Audio Surveillance On NH School Buses

[Kat Kanning]

 Audio Surveillance On NH School Buses

AP | January 30 2006

Lawmakers are considering for a second time whether to allow school districts to record audio as well as video on school buses.

Hooksett Republican Stephen L'Heureux tried unsuccessfully to get similar legislation passed last year, but lost to those who felt the audio recordings were an invasion of privacy.

This time, L'Heureux said he feels those issues have been resolved.

He says the new plan would allow someone viewing a tape to only use information relevent to the specific incident being investigated.

He says without audio, investigators don't get the whole story.

The bill also would require school boards considering installing recorders to hold public hearings to get input from parents on who should be allowed to view or listen to the recordings.

[Fluff and Stuff]

Is this bad?

[intergraph19]

I have a better idea, make the little rodents, I mean children, walk to school.  Puts hair on their chests! (and if they don't want that, there are plenty of hair removal products on the market.)

[Pat K]

Is this bad?

No, not as long as you don't mind spending other peoples money and having the kids trained to accept the police survailance state.

[cathleeninnh]

Doesn't the fact that the buses are often private companies complicate the issue?

Cathleen

[Fluff and Stuff]

Doesn't the fact that the buses are often private companies complicate the issue?

Cathleen

Really, that is cool stuff.

[tracysaboe]

Obviously the ideal would be to abolish the government schools completely. And then individual bussing services could set their own policies.

Not sure if this is really worth caring about.

Tracy

[Pat McCotter]

Obviously the ideal would be to abolish the government schools completely. And then individual bussing services could set their own policies.

Not sure if this is really worth caring about.

Tracy

One cold night, as an Arab sat in his tent, a camel gently thrust his nose under the flap and looked in. "Master," he said, "let me put my nose in your tent. It's cold and stormy out here." "By all means," said the Arab, "and welcome" as he turned over and went to sleep.

A little later the Arab awoke to find that the camel had not only put his nose in the tent but his head and neck also. The camel, who had been turning his head from side to side, said, "I will take but little more room if I place my forelegs within the tent. It is difficult standing out here." "Yes, you may put your forelegs within," said the Arab, moving a little to make room, for the tent was small.

Finally, the camel said, "May I not stand wholly inside? I keep the tent open by standing as I do." "Yes, yes," said the Arab. "Come wholly inside. Perhaps it will be better for both of us." So the camel crowded in. The Arab with difficulty in the crowded quarters again went to sleep. When he woke up the next time, he was outside in the cold and the camel had the tent to himself.

[aries]

I have a better idea, make the little rodents, I mean children, walk to school.  Puts hair on their chests! (and if they don't want that, there are plenty of hair removal products on the market.)

I live 13 miles from my school!

[aries]

Oh and all they're going to hear on these recordings is kids talking about what they did during sex, how much they hate teachers/the driver/authority, gossip about other students and how stoned/drunk they got last friday.

[intergraph19]

Oh and all they're going to hear on these recordings is kids talking about what they did during sex, how much they hate teachers/the driver/authority, gossip about other students and how stoned/drunk they got last friday.

This day in age that would be the elementry school busses....

[intergraph19]

I have a better idea, make the little rodents, I mean children, walk to school.  Puts hair on their chests! (and if they don't want that, there are plenty of hair removal products on the market.)

I live 13 miles from my school!

Ride a bike.  ^_^

[tracysaboe]

Obviously the ideal would be to abolish the government schools completely. And then individual bussing services could set their own policies.

Not sure if this is really worth caring about.

Tracy

One cold night, as an Arab sat in his tent, a camel gently thrust his nose under the flap and looked in. "Master," he said, "let me put my nose in your tent. It's cold and stormy out here." "By all means," said the Arab, "and welcome" as he turned over and went to sleep.

A little later the Arab awoke to find that the camel had not only put his nose in the tent but his head and neck also. The camel, who had been turning his head from side to side, said, "I will take but little more room if I place my forelegs within the tent. It is difficult standing out here." "Yes, you may put your forelegs within," said the Arab, moving a little to make room, for the tent was small.

Finally, the camel said, "May I not stand wholly inside? I keep the tent open by standing as I do." "Yes, yes," said the Arab. "Come wholly inside. Perhaps it will be better for both of us." So the camel crowded in. The Arab with difficulty in the crowded quarters again went to sleep. When he woke up the next time, he was outside in the cold and the camel had the tent to himself.

But in this case, the Camel's already all-the-way inside. With kids already in government school buses already going to government indocternation centers.

Tracy

[Dreepa]

I have a better idea, make the little rodents, I mean children, walk to school.  Puts hair on their chests! (and if they don't want that, there are plenty of hair removal products on the market.)

I live 13 miles from my school!

Ride a bike.  ^_^

How about the parents drive their own kids to school?
What a novel idea.

[Fluff and Stuff]

I have a better idea, make the little rodents, I mean children, walk to school.  Puts hair on their chests! (and if they don't want that, there are plenty of hair removal products on the market.)

I live 13 miles from my school!

Ride a bike.  ^_^

How about the parents drive their own kids to school?
What a novel idea.

I heard that don't have government school buses in Japan.