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Bexar County school board approves up to $700,000 for metal detectors at three high schools
Summary
At a Jan. 9 called meeting, the Bexar County Board of Education approved the purchase of an open-gate metal detection system for the district's three high schools, citing a weapon confiscation at Apalachee High School the day before. Systems are expected to arrive and staff training to begin next week.
Bexar County Board of Education members on Jan. 9 approved the purchase of an open-gate metal detection system for the district’s three high schools with a maximum price of $700,000, following a report that a weapon was brought onto a campus the previous day.
At a called meeting convened to discuss school safety, the board moved into a private executive session before returning to vote on the purchase. The board’s motion to authorize the purchase carried on a voice vote; no formal roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.
The meeting began with a board leader saying, “We are all here with 1 single common goal and that is ensuring safety of all of our students and our staff.” After the executive session,…
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