The Fairfax County (web|news) Public Schools system is installing cameras in high school cafeterias to deter would-be lunch-line thieves. Officials at the region's largest school system say food theft by students is a growing problem. 

The system's food and nutrition services department estimates that $1.2 million worth of prepared food was lifted from cafeterias in the past school year. That figure includes only prepared food that went out on the serving line, not food that might have been stolen after hours by employees. 

In response, the school board has approved a one-year trial for cafeteria cameras at Annandale, Mount Vernon and Westfield high schools and Lake Braddock, Robinson and South County secondary schools. 

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Information from: The Washington Post

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