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Cherry Creek Schools outlines districtwide safety upgrades, drills and technology overhaul
Summary
District security staff described upgrades to cameras, access control, visitor systems and emergency procedures and described the Red Bag classroom communications system and unified dispatch work that responded to thousands of incidents last year.
Assistant Director Ian Lopez and district security staff briefed the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education on the district's safety and security work on Aug. 11, 2025, detailing planned technology upgrades, training and operational changes intended to improve response and reunification in emergencies.
Lopez told the board the district serves about 53,000 students across roughly 101 square miles and works with four law enforcement jurisdictions and two fire departments, which complicates coordination. "We're trying to provide safety and security, and we provide an environment within the schools that makes the feeling of safety pervasive throughout the district," Lopez said.
The presentation listed several projects funded by the 2024 bond and ongoing operations work: replacing and increasing the number and quality of cameras, modernizing aging access-control readers, integrating alarm systems, testing security film…
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