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School toilets CCTV alert

More than 200 schools are using CCTV cameras in toilets or changing rooms, new figures show.

A total of 825 cameras were located in the toilets or changing rooms of 207 schools across England, Scotland and Wales, according to figures provided by more than 2000 schools.

Almost one in 10 of the schools that use CCTV said cameras were positioned in such places, while 54 have more than one camera for every 15 students.

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Education

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