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Board approves purchase of classroom door locking devices after safety briefing
Summary
The board voted to accept Taylor Brothers' bid for classroom door locking devices (night locks) after staff described a countywide safety program and pilot installations; cost reported at approximately $221,000.
The Berkeley County Board of Education voted to accept a vendor bid to purchase and install alternative locking devices for classroom and selected office doors across the district.
Melissa Holland, a coordinator in the people services (safety) department, told the board the devices are intended to make it easier for staff to secure classroom doors and to align district practice with findings in national school‑safety analyses. "One of the things that was very, very clear in that [Uvalde] report was the necessity of our classroom doors being locked," Holland said. She said…
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