Three Village presents staff survey on arming security and says new "0 Eyes" detection system is operational

Administrators for the Three Village Central School District told the board Wednesday that a recent staff survey found a narrow majority of employees support armed security and that the district's new visual weapon-detection system, described as "0 Eyes," is operational and linked to local police.

Security survey results

By trustees' request, district staff surveyed about 1,400 employees. Dr. Scanlan reported the results: "55% of the employees were in favor of arming or arming armed security, 45% against armed security. Of the 55% in favor of armed security, 81% wanted secure security armed both inside and outside of the school." (Transcript wording retained; exact phrasing was presented by the administrator.)

Board discussion focused on next steps rather than a policy vote. Trustees asked the administration to explore broader community input before moving forward, and to return with sample surveys and how other districts handled the topic. "So we would ask then the administration if you could begin some exploratory work and see how other districts have handled that and perhaps how a survey might be composed," the board chair said.

0 Eyes visual detection system

Facilities staff briefed the board that the district's new visual weapon-detection system, referred to in the meeting as "0 Eyes," has completed calibration and testing at the high school and Mount Elementary and is connected to the police department for alerts. Building administrator Mr. Blau described the system's early tests and praised its performance: "If the public's listening, I will say this, bad guy beware because 3 Village is really well protected from a visual weapon detection system." He added that the testing impressed administrators and that the system is one part of the district's broader safety plan.

Why it matters: both the arming question and new detection technology would change how safety is implemented in buildings and could affect staffing, training, and contracts with vendors and local law enforcement.

Speakers

Dr. Scanlan —Role/title: Staff member —Affiliation: government Mr. Blau —Role/title: Staff member —Affiliation: government Board chair/trustees —Role/title: Board trustees —Affiliation: government

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Actions

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Discussion vs decision

Discussion: staff survey results, considerations about arming security, community survey approaches, and description of 0 Eyes testing. Direction: trustees asked administrators to research other districts and draft community survey samples; no vote was taken to change policy. Decision: 0 Eyes system described as operational and tested; no formal policy decision on arming security was made.

Clarifying details

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