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The attorney general of Ohio just recently announced plans for schools in the state to be able to use drones as a part of their safety efforts. Specifically, there are 6 drones that the <b>*Ohio Bureau for Criminal Investigation*</b> owns and they will be allowing the schools to access <b>high-quality images</b> taken by the drones, that show the school property. 

## The plan is for the evidence to be used whenever law enforcement might be responding to claims of some violent incident taking place. 

<center> </center> The attorney general has encouraged schools to get the pictures taken by the drones so that any officers who respond to their school will have more information about that location. 

As for who the images will be available to, it's alleged that only law enforcement will be able to access them and that they will be able to do so only through an official law enforcement database; only for legitimate reasons. But we also know that previous investigations have found that officers across the country <b>have been found to abuse confidential databases</b>. 

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The 'drones for safety' initiative is now well underway, as the drones have *already started taking images of some schools in the state*. Just last week they reportedly started with schools in <b>northeast and central Ohio</b>. Might we soon see a growing number of schools around the country start to adopt the same safety surveillance efforts? 

There are some schools that have already started using drones for recreational purposes, to film sports events and training efforts etc. Though there aren't many that have started to use drones for safety and security purposes. One school in Texas previously considered using drone technology, just as those in Ohio are now doing, and some others have indicated they plan to as well. It's likely that soon more will be following in doing the same. 

Aside from using drones for safety purposes or filming sports and other campus events, they've also been using them to *map school construction projects*, been promoting drone usage for research purposes, and more. Drone technology is proving to be wildly diverse in that there are so many industries that have now been able to adopt it, benefiting from putting it to use in various ways. They've been delivering food, medical supplies, and mail, helping fix roads, assisting in fighting fires, helping to protect animals by assisting conservation efforts, and more.

The plan for increased drone use at schools is said to be stemming from the issue of school shootings in the country and the growing pressure that's been placed on schools to implement <b>increased safety measures</b>. 

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Sources:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/06/20/mike-dewine-announces-drones-used-new-school-safety-effort/715907002/
http://radio.wosu.org/post/ohio-crime-lab-offers-drones-boost-school-safety-plans#stream/0
http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10974559/drones-use-ucla-mlb-starting-show-more-sports-fields-coaches-embrace-technology
http://www.krgv.com/story/33274992/school-district-to-amp-up-security-with-drone-technology-amid-school-attacks
http://www.kveo.com/news/local-news/mcallen-isd-to-use-drones-to-increase-security-on-school-campuses/539756728
https://www.apnews.com/699236946e3140659fff8a2362e16f43
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-drones-crime-fighting-tool-elusive.html


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