Cameras and ID verification systems were part of the $3.7 million project, Baltimore County reported. In response to violence at schools nationwide—including shootings at Perry Hall High School and in Newtown, CT—officials in Baltimore County rolled out an initiative Tuesday they say will make elementary schools more secure. The $3.7 million project includes cameras, door locks, card readers, and a central ID checking application at each of the county’s 107 elementary schools, according to a statement from Baltimore County.

"We are using the latest technology along with an integrated, collaborative approach to help ensure our children’s safety in school," County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said at a press conference at the Baltimore County Police Command and Control Center.

Three strategically placed security cameras have been placed at every elementary school, according to the statement from Baltimore County. Using the new cameras, police officers will be able to view school floor plans and real-time footage anywhere they have secure network access—from schools, patrol cars, precincts, and on their mobile devices—the statement said.

Officers will be able to watch up to six cameras on a single device so they can see people from the time they enter a school to the time they get to the office, according to county officials.

Tech company OneView customized the camera system in partnership with the Baltimore County Office of Information Technology, officials said. At the press conference, a Baltimore County police officer demonstrated how police could simultaneously view live feeds from Riverview Elementary School in Halethorpe and Scotts Branch Elementary School in Randallstown. […]