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Mesquite ISD highlights safety upgrades and training; officials say state funding falls short of mandates
Summary
Safety and security staff reported recent investments in cameras, door access, trainings and emergency exercises, and told trustees that state safety funding covers only a fraction of required measures; officials described ongoing projects and unfunded mandates.
Jeff Moore, the district’s safety and security presenter, told the board the district has increased staff training, added cameras and door-intercom systems, completed entry-resistant film projects, and begun installing door-sticker reminders and radio repeaters to improve on-campus communications.
Moore said since May 2024 the district conducted 58 trainings with campus administrators, added about 49 surveillance cameras this year, replaced 397 cameras over the last two years and completed 35 of 52 intruder-detection audits scheduled for…
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