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District outlines safety measures: Rave app, weekly screenings, new window covers and SRO presence

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District safety staff reported multiple safety measures in place across Granville County schools, including daily door checks, the Rave emergency app, weekly random security screenings, required drills, new weighted fire-rated window covers for lockdowns and a full complement of school resource officers.

Granville County Schools presented a district safety update on Sept. 2 that described operational steps in place to protect students and staff, including technology, drills and personnel partnerships with local law enforcement.

Dr. Kearns (district chief) and safety staff highlighted daily safety walkthroughs of school buildings, annual updates to school risk-management plans, required drills (fire, lockdown, bus evacuation and severe-weather), and the Rave emergency-app implementation. "If you look at the things that we are doing here in Granville County and compare us to other districts across the state and across the country, I feel like we are ahead in…

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