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District upgrades security systems, tests weapon‑detection tools after lightning damage; board approves emergency repairs
Summary
Director of School Safety outlined camera/access control upgrades funded by 31a and 97 grants, a pilot of visible firearm detection and mobile weapon scanners, ADA improvements and a board‑approved emergency purchase to replace equipment damaged by lightning.
The Plymouth‑Canton Community Schools Board heard a broad update on security operations and voted to approve an emergency purchase to replace equipment damaged in recent lightning strikes.
Josh Meyer, director of school safety and security, told the board that the district is using state 31a and 97 funds to modernize intercoms, upgrade access control with encrypted card readers, expand exterior camera coverage and add camera server capacity that will support visible‑weapon detection software. Meyer said those upgrades are meant to close identified vulnerabilities, reduce risks from card cloning and improve integration with the district’s security operations center.
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