8.7.24 – SSI – SSI Staff –AUSTIN, Texas
Camera sharing survey commissioned by Eagle Eye Networks shows bipartisan agreement on allocating tax dollars to support a mandate.
An overwhelming majority of parents in the U.S. (96%) support a mandate requiring schools to share security cameras with 911 Communications Centers during emergencies, according to a survey of K-12 parents commissioned by Eagle Eye Networks and conducted by Propeller Insights.
A federal mandate was preferred by 56% of parents, while 29% wanted a community-level requirement, and 11% favored a school district mandate, according to the Eagle Eye Networks announcement.
Camera sharing is a new technology that “gives emergency communication center telecommunicators (911 professionals) instant access to security cameras during an emergency, empowering them to deliver critical incident information to first responders,” the announcement says.
Both Democrats (93%) and Republicans (91%) agree tax dollars should be allocated to fund activation of camera sharing technology in K-12 schools, according to the survey results.
Propeller Insights, a Los Angeles-based market research firm, surveyed 1,034 parents of K-12 students in the U.S. between May 26 and June 5, 2024.
Inside the Survey on Camera Sharing
Key findings of the Eagle Eye Networks survey include:
- 96% of parents support a mandate requiring K-12 schools to share security camera feeds with emergency communications centers during active shooter scenarios or similar emergencies
- Of the 96% of parents who favor a camera sharing mandate in schools, 56% prefer a federal mandate, 29% want a community-level requirement, and 11% favor a school district mandate
- 90% of those surveyed support allocating existing tax dollars to enable public K-12 schools to activate technology for 911 telecommunicators to access real-time security camera feeds in emergencies
- Allocating tax dollars to support a camera sharing mandate is supported by 91% of Republicans surveyed and 93% of Democrats surveyed
- 86% of parents feel safer with a security system enabled for live video communication with a 911 telecommunicator
- Almost 80% of respondents feel live-feed visibility into schools via security cameras will save lives during active shooter events
School leaders and public safety officials say camera sharing can help quickly deliver critical information when time is of the essence.
“The public safety experts, school officials, and parents have spoken: There’s resounding support for getting schools across the country to utilize camera sharing technology that will speed up emergency response and increase safety for children, educators, and first responders,” says Eagle Eye Networks CEO Dean Drako in the announcement.