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Many parents have used cameras if they suspect that their child is being bullied at school and they want to get to the bottom of what is really going on. Jacqueline, the mother of a 10 year old, could not understand what was happening at school causing her daughter to be so upset and withdrawn. After asking her daughter and trying to figure out what was wrong without getting any answers, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Jacqueline purchased a small camera that looked like a happy face button and put it on her daughter’s clothing.
What she found out was surprising, her daughter’s supposed best friend was acting like a bully and excluding her daughter from their friend group. Knowing what was really happening gave Jacqueline the tools to help her daughter deal with the situation. Kids can miss subtle social cues, sometimes they don’t actually know what is going on and can’t articulate the problem when you ask themwhat’s bothering them.
Using a camera to capture bullying may not be legal everywhere, using a hidden camera you may be breaking a law. For some parents taking that chance is worth it, in the case of Kandy Escotto who found out her five year old son was being bullied by his kindergarten teacher. Her son’s teacher, RosalbSuarez,who was named teacher of the year was caught on tape verbally bullying her son.
May our our readers have reached out to us about hidden cameras they have used. Below are the top recommendations for catching bullying at school
3 Hidden Cameras Parents Recommend for Capturing School Bullying
The smiley face button hidden camera
The happy face button is the perfect hidden camera for school age children, it can be pinned on your child’s clothing, and the button records audio and video. You can also set it to audio only, the unit is time and date stamped, which needs to be set. The camera comes with a 4 gig SD card, you can expand the memory up to 16 gig.
A water bottle spy camera is suitable for catching classroom bullying
Your child can leave the water bottle on their desk and point the camera lens in the direction of the person you are trying to catch on camera. The water bottle can also be set to record remotely or by motion detection. A water bottle is the perfect cover and placing it on your child’s desk you will most likely capture everything you want to see.
Spy camera hidden in pen
My friend placed a hidden camera pen in her son’s shirt pocket and captured video of a boy who was trying to cause trouble for her son. She had close ups and could see that the child who was the bully was not of a right mind, almost paranoid. Having such great close up footage helped her assess the situation and guide the conversation with her child’s teacher to sort the situation out.
