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Jennings County plans Halo smart sensors for secondary-school restrooms
Summary
Board discussed and advanced a long-term project to install Halo smart sensors in secondary-school and JCEC restrooms next school year, funded by a vaping-settlement award and a recent safety bond; sensors detect vaping and offer other safety alerts.
The Jennings County School Corporation signaled it will move forward with installation of Halo smart sensors in high school, middle school and Jennings County Education Center restrooms next school year, continuing a long-term safety project funded by settlement and bond proceeds.
The district said it will use money from a class-action lawsuit against vape manufacturers and funds from a recent safety bond to buy the monitors. "We're going to purchase the Halo Smart Sensors to install in high school, middle school, and JCEC bathrooms for next school year," the presenter said.
Why it matters: The devices detect vaping and include additional safety features the district cited during the board discussion. "They not only detect vaping, but they also have other built in safety features. They can alert administrators when there's large crowds gathering, in a restroom, bites in restroom, requests for help," the presenter said. The district plans sensors in all secondary-school bathrooms and at JCEC.
Board action and funding The board discussed the purchase during its meeting under old business as a continuation of an existing effort tied to vaping-prevention funds and the safety bond. The presenter noted the sensors are financed in part with proceeds from the vaping class-action award and the district's recent safety bond; no separate vote on the purchase was recorded in the public transcript snippet.
Next steps and implementation District staff said the sensors would be installed for the next school year; the presenter described other safety-monitoring features built into the devices but did not provide a detailed rollout schedule or contract number during the meeting.
Community context The sensor purchase follows prior district safety investments and was presented as part of a longer-term vaping-prevention and school-safety strategy. The district previously described using settlement dollars from litigation against e-cigarette manufacturers to support prevention and safety measures.
The board moved on to new-business items after the discussion.
