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Nash County schools seek SRO expansion, Evolve metal‑detector purchases and lockset upgrades as safety asks
Summary
Nash County Public Schools officials outlined a package of security measures on May 14 that would expand officer coverage and install screening and locking technology at schools.
Nash County Public Schools officials outlined a package of security measures on May 14 that would expand officer coverage and install screening and locking technology at schools.
Associate Superintendent Leon Desferra Jr. said the district received a safety grant that offsets part of School Resource Officer (SRO) costs but that additional local funding would be required to staff SROs for every school.
"The grant is a 4 to 1 match," Desferra said, describing the state grant awarded through a center for safer schools; he said the grant averaged about $44,000 per SRO while the district would cover roughly…
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