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Homeland Security review: Bedford schools have upgraded locks, cameras; board to consider motion sensors and other fixes
Summary
A Homeland Security assessment of Bedford schools found progress on access control, emergency alerting and surveillance; board members discussed continuing fob installations, blind-spot camera gaps, stop-the-bleed kits and a potential $50,000 motion-sensor request in a future budget.
Superintendent Mike Fournier told the Bedford School Board on Aug. 25 that a homeland-security review of district buildings found substantial improvements in access control, emergency alerting and surveillance, but noted remaining blind spots and a set of recommended upgrades that may require budget decisions.
Fournier said the district has completed many prioritized items supported by the security bond: door locks, main-entrance buzzer systems and some first-floor security film. He said sprinkler-system rules enabled certain interclassroom doors to be locked and that door-propping policies, buzzer systems and floor plans…
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