Philadelphia schools to use drones to monitor campuses, protect students – By Candace Hathaway (The Blaze) / Sept 1, 2023
The School District of Philadelphia recently announced plans to roll out the use of drones on school campuses to monitor for potential violence, the Chalkbeat reported.
On Wednesday, the district stated that it would expand its current safety measures to ensure the security of its students.
Superintendent Dr. Tony B. Watlington Sr. wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “We consider our schools to be safe havens.”
During a Wednesday press conference, the district’s chief of school safety, Kevin Bethel, explained that the district is still in the early stages of planning the use of drones to watch over the schools’ grounds. The district aims to monitor “violence-prone areas without the need for police,” according to Chalkbeat.
