School districts have installed more surveillance cameras this year.
As day turns to night, Eddie Busch, Head Installer with Durango's Axxis Audio, works to install exterior surveillance video cameras at Durango High School. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br>
Steve Kerchee, head of security at Durango High School walks down a hallway at the school beneath one of the newly installed surveillance video cameras. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
A set of three images captured by cameras on a Durango 9R School District school bus are displayed on the screen of a desktop computer by Ed Dingledine, Director of Transportation for the district. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br>
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary school principal Laura Kloepfer monitors a visitor seeking entrance to the school through a video entrance system she is monitoring from her desktop computer in her office. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br>
A visitor to Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary school is allowed entrance to the school through a video monitoring system. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br>
One of three cameras mounted within a Durango 9R School District school bus that records a high definition signal to a hard drive mounted in the bus. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Chris Lake, an IT Technician with Durango School District 9R discusses the use of cameras in schools with Durango High School Principal Leanne Garcia. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Ed Dingledine, Director of Transportation for Durango 9R School District removes a one terabyte hard drive from a camera recording device installed in one of the district's school buses. Three separate camera angles are captured while the bus is in operation. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
One of three cameras mounted within a Durango 9R School District school bus that records a high definition signal to a hard drive mounted in the bus. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Ed Dingledine, Director of Transportation for Durango 9R School District walks between buses to remove a one terabyte hard drive from a camera recording device installed in one of the district's school buses. Three separate camera angles are captured in high definition video on each of the districts buses. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
A visitor to Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary school is allowed entrance to the school through a video monitoring system. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Ed Dingledine, Director of Transportation for Durango 9R School District carries a one terabyte hard drive he removed from a bus's camera recording device installed in one of the district's school buses. Three separate camera angles are captured in high definition video on each of the districts buses. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary school principal Laura Kloepfer checks the security of doors during the school day. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary school principal Laura Kloepfer monitors a visitor seeking entrance to the school through a video entrance system she is monitoring from her desktop computer in her office. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Visitors to Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary school are greeted with the reflection of the American flag and instructions to use a video entrance system for entrance to the school. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
Ed Dingledine, Director of Transportation for Durango 9R School District points out a wireless receiver and transmitter, that when operational, will download video captured within District school buses when parked in the bus lot on Highway 3. Photo SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald