Surveillance technology

Paid for 11 school surveillance cameras as vape detection

$13,924.54

Amount in this finding

DGrade D · provisionalSussex County

Surveillance technology · Verified · Updated 10/03/2026 · 4 documents

The County reimbursed High Point Regional High School 39,814.39 on purchase order 108286, check 125165, on 03/12/2025, and certified it inside the FY2025 Vape Detection program, which the report describes as vape detectors to identify students who vape (pp20 to 22). The district's purchase order P202500564 of 08/29/2024 and OSI Technology quote 38794 of 07/09/2024 show what the payment bought. It is the quote's hardware and licenses, 69,940.39 less 30,126.00 of installation, to the cent. Beside 24 Verkada environmental sensors and their licenses, it includes 11 Verkada indoor dome cameras with up to 30 days of video retention, a viewing station, 11 three year camera licenses and a viewing station license, 13,924.54 in all. The quote installs the 11 cameras at the high school and adds them to the Verkada cloud based command center. Neither report mentions cameras. Surveillance cameras are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no prevention program using them is documented.