<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A private </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/school" rel="" target="" title="school"><span>school</span></a><span> on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s upper north shore has begun keeping an eye on students' toilet use with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cctv" rel="" target="" title="CCTV"><span>CCTV</span></a><span> outside bathrooms and alerting parents when their kids enter and exit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a newsletter sent to parents, St Leo's Catholic College in Wahroonga alerted that it would be stepping up supervision of toilet use due to "vandalism and poor decision making" in the newly refurbished bathrooms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The College has implemented a number of strategies in an effort to address this concerning trend," assistant principal Patrick Brennan said in the statement.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-march-5-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/3e2e4563-acfc-4bac-8d1b-c2fd1d9ebbfa" target="_blank"><strong><span>US sub sinks Iranian warship, 87 bodies recovered</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These include additional supervision outside bathroom areas, encouraging students to use the facilities during breaks, increasing CCTV monitoring of entry and exit points, engaging </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/nsw-police" rel="" target="" title="NSW Police"><span>NSW Police</span></a><span> where perpetrators are identified, and encouraging students to be upstanders by reporting inappropriate behaviour."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brennan said that the school had noticed an increasing trend during class time and, in response, has been trialling tracking student access to the bathroom during lessons.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The school said this new trial "has provided valuable data to support conversations with both students and parents".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-private-school-using-cctv-to-track-kids-toilet-use/ba0e08cd-ebb3-4a99-bbe3-f91d53ed06ee" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brennan acknowledged that parents and carers may find the alerts sent directly to their phones "unnecessary or even frustrating".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was certainly not our intention to cause concern or suggest that a single bathroom visit is problematic," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Rather, it is hoped, and we are already seeing evidence, that the trial is encouraging students to use the bathrooms at times during the day when supervision is present and better decisions are being made."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-first-plane-load-australians-dubai-emirates-lands-in-sydney/37e79ac0-7abf-4473-850f-61edb5a259ad" target="_blank"><strong><span>First planeload of Australians rescued from Middle East land in Sydney</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement following the initial newsletter, St Leo's Catholic College principal Tony Gleeson reiterated that the cameras are only located "in external and publicly accessible areas such as playgrounds and entry and exit points".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Their purpose is to support the safety of students and staff, deter unsafe behaviour, and assist in maintaining a secure school environment," Gleeson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No cameras have ever been placed in private or sensitive areas such as bathrooms, and all practices fully comply with Catholic Schools Broken Bay policies and relevant privacy legislation."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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