Chase is footing the bill.
The cameras will be installed outside the high schools. Video feeds will be monitored by the Chicago Police Department and the office of emergency management and communications.
"What's critical about these is these are outside the school and outside the immediate envelope because the issue isn't inside the schools. The issue is what's happening outside the schools and these cameras, we believe, will make a big difference," said Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools CEO.
Huberman adds that outdoor cameras improve security and that improves learning.
The schools worked with the police department to determine where the first cameras will be placed, mostly at South and West Side schools.
