The Ohio Attorney General announced in June 2018 that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (“BCI”) will begin assisting school districts in increasing their safety efforts. As part of this effort, the BCI is offering the use of its drones to take free aerial photographs of school buildings for inclusion in school safety plans. These aerial photographs are not required to be in school safety plans but they are strongly encouraged by the Office of the Ohio Attorney General.
To request aerial photographs of school buildings, school district officials must coordinate with local law enforcement and call the BCI at 1.855.224.6446. The BCI will upload the photos to the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway to be included with school safety plans.
To read the Ohio Attorney General Newsletter regarding the BCI drones, click here.
Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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