They’ve been watching the world from malls, gas stations, and other
public places for decades, but now, surveillance cameras are becoming a
standard, even expected, fixture in school hallways.
The writer, senior vice president for the think tank Education Sector,
was a member of the Fairfax County School Board from 1991 to 2000 and
chairman of the board from 1996 to 1998.
A $90 million price tag on renovations to Thomas Jefferson High
School raised eyebrows among parents at other high schools awaiting
similar renovations.
During the 2011-12 school year, more than 430,000 soft drinks were
sold from 139 vending machines based in 28 school facilities, according
to the Fairfax County Public School system.
A Fairfax County elementary school playground structure will no
longer be off-limits to students after a school district official
announced Wednesday that a dispute over the apparatus had been
