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Guilford County Schools details safety upgrades: cameras, radios, Say Something and vestibules
Summary
District staff presented an overview of school-safety measures implemented and underway, including a districtwide camera installation, radio upgrades for buses and schools, adoption of the Say Something anonymous reporting system, vestibule construction at elementary schools and vape detectors in middle and high school bathrooms.
District staff gave the Guilford County Board of Education a detailed status update on school-safety work that officials say makes schools more proactive and better prepared to respond to a range of emergencies.
School-safety officer Mr. Ritchie told the board the district has expanded its School Safety Office and shifted from reactive to proactive practices, including more frequent school safety assessments and refresher training for administrators on standard response protocols and reunification. He emphasized that the most important safety factor remains the relationship between students and caring adults at school.
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