Board approves $356,469.99 camera system upgrade at Laney High, staff say storage will be local
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Trustees approved purchase of a new security camera system for Laney High School after being told vendor pricing will rise November 1; the district said the configuration uses on-site storage that overwrites at ~30 days, with limited cloud services.
The New Hanover County Schools board approved a contract to replace security cameras at Laney High School for $356,469.99, citing image-quality and age concerns for the current system.
Miss Brinson explained the purchase would replace outdated cameras and include licenses and an operating system; the district said the system stores video locally and overwrites on-site storage after approximately 30 days. There are some cloud services for retrieval, but administrators emphasized footage is not retained permanently in a public cloud by default.
Board members pressed for negotiating opportunities to lock in pricing for future purchases; staff said the district would pursue longer-term contracting options where feasible. The motion to approve the Verkada camera system passed by voice vote recorded as 6-0.
The board asked for future clarification on retention policies, who has access to live feeds, and whether any footage is written to off-site cloud storage beyond documented retrieval events.