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Facilities committee debates metal detectors at IMS and high school; staff warn of staffing and training costs
Summary
Board members, administrators and the district’s school police officer discussed a proposal to use weapons-detection metal detectors at the intermediate school (IMS) and the high school. The discussion covered staffing, training, impacts on students with disabilities or trauma histories, equipment needs, and staged implementation options.
The facilities committee discussed a staff proposal to use metal detectors at the intermediate school (IMS) and high school as part of a layered security approach. The district already owns two detectors but staff said the two units would not be sufficient for daily screening of large student volumes.
Board member Modrak introduced the item and cited consultations with the safety committee and the school police officer. Committee members and administrators reviewed implementation options: random checks, screening every student, or a staged approach. One commenter asked how long it would take to screen all students through a single unit; the…
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