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MNPS outlines expanded safety systems, says police access to cameras limited to emergencies
Summary
School board members described confidential, state‑required school safety plans and a phased rollout of Evolv weapon‑detection units integrated with existing cameras; an MOU limits MNPD’s use of the district camera feeds to health and safety emergencies, board members said.
Metro Nashville Public Schools told the Budget & Finance Committee that it is expanding layered security measures, deploying Evolv weapon‑detection screening at schools and integrating camera feeds with law enforcement only under emergency protocols, School Board Chair Freda Player and other board members said at a February special meeting.
The nut graf: MNPS said it will keep specific safety plans confidential, as required by state law, and will limit external access to footage except for health‑and‑safety emergencies under an MOU with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD). "Tennessee state law mandates that…
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