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Cheltenham School District outlines security changes after CHS intruder incident
Summary
District staff described an Oct. 8 incident at Cheltenham High School in which a former student entered the building, triggered a fire alarm and was later arrested; the district said it will require student ID swipes at kiosks, increase staffing at entry points, contract with an outside safety assessor and pursue transportation training for buses.
Cheltenham School District officials described an Oct. 8 incident at Cheltenham High School in which a former student entered the building, triggered a fire alarm and then fled the campus; police later arrested the individual and found an airsoft gun in his backpack.
Mr. White, a district staff member who presented the account to the Educational Affairs Committee, said the former student entered the high school through an exterior door on the bus platform, walked past an ID kiosk, sprayed a strong odor, then pulled a pull-station that activated the fire alarm. “At approximately 10 a.m., Lieutenant Schafer of the Cheltenham Police Department contacted me and advised me that they had [the person] in custody,” White…
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