San Diego Schools De-Escalate Incidents, Protect Assets and Catch Perpetrators
Founded in 1854, San Diego Unified School District is now the second largest in the state of California. More than 132,000 students representing 15 ethnic groups and more than 60 languages/dialects attend 226 educational facilities. These facilities include 117 traditional elementary schools, nine K-8 school, 25 traditional middle schools, 24 high schools, 49 charter schools and 14 alternative schools. The district has 13,559 employees, including more than 6,500 teachers.
With this large number of facilities, the school district sought a video surveillance technology solution that could be centrally administered while providing HD-quality images critical to more effectively managing behavior and preventing vandalism at locations throughout the district. A system that could expand in the future and accommodate additions — such as the access control technology the district hopes to deploy within one or two years — was also high on the wish list.