Fairfax schools mulling "hotspot" cameras

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Fairfax County’s school board is leaning toward approving the installation of surveillance cameras in high school cafeterias and other campus “hotspots” identified by school principals. While some board members raised concerns about privacy and trust — and others felt the vote should be left up to the newly elected school board, taking office Jan. 1 — the majority said at a work session Monday that they felt ready to vote for the cameras in an effort to bolster student safety.