"[The cameras] are a waste of money," Booth added. "There are much bigger issues at stake."
Both Carens and O'Brien left messages in a suggestion box in the staff room, asking if the cameras were appropriate.
But both said the responses they got over an employee e-mail list were unsatisfactory.
"The only time we get any response is when we put pressure on them," Booth said. "They don't usually respond to requests."
Brainard said she had received no complaints from construction workers about the system.
"We made a special point of getting permission from each of the contractors," she said.
"As long as it's a live feed with no tape...they said it was fine," she added.
Brainard said safety and privacy issues have "all been discussed."
"It's the same thing as having a window," she said. "It's exactly the same thing."