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Lowell committee refers outside school safety audit to subcommittee after debate
Summary
A request to hire outside subject-matter experts for a comprehensive school safety and security assessment was referred to a subcommittee after the superintendent and other members questioned whether an outside audit is warranted.
The Lowell School Committee on Sept. 17 voted to send a motion seeking an outside safety and security audit to a subcommittee for further review, following debate about whether the district’s police and in‑house staff already provide sufficient safety oversight.
The motion, introduced by School Committee member Michael Conway to “develop an RFP and identify outside school security company, subject matter experts for the purpose of conducting a total safety and security assessment of Lowell Public School system,” was seconded by School Committee member…
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