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Open Gate entry system and SRO staffing credited with smoother school entry and added deterrence, police and staff say
Summary
Sergeant Sarnoski and district staff reported Open Gate entry screening is operating at six schools, producing few disruptions and acting as a deterrent; SRO staffing changes and a new regional crisis clinician were also reported.
Sergeant Sarnoski, who leads the division’s Safe Schools Task Force, reported to the school board that the Open Gate entry system has been implemented across the district’s six schools and is yielding positive feedback from staff and students.
"We wanna make sure that our environment here within our school division is safe, but also inviting. Open Gate has certainly served us so well as being another layer, to make sure we can achieve that goal today," Sarnoski said, describing the system…
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