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District outlines purchase of about 1,200 lockdown kits, metal-detector use and security upgrades; board discusses creating district security position
Summary
District staff described a grant-funded purchase of roughly 1,200 lockdown kits, expanded use of metal detectors and plans to explore ballistic film and vestibule retrofits; board members proposed creating a district-level security officer role to audit campus vulnerabilities.
Mark Torbert, director of child welfare and attendance, and other district staff updated the committee on safety measures the district is deploying after recent in-district incidents.
Torbert described a rapid grant application process and said the district will obtain what staff are calling "lockdown kits." "Frankly, it's like insurance. We hope we never have to use it," Torbert said. He described kit contents that include small water packets and equipment to meet student needs during extended lockdowns; the district is…
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