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HOCO 15-25: Delegates debate a school safety infrastructure audit and weapons-detection technologies; board and delegates weigh costs and trade-offs
Summary
HOCO 15-25 would require the school board to study school safety infrastructure and weapons-detection technologies, including AI-based systems. Delegates debated whether a study is useful, cost estimates and whether findings should be incorporated into an existing facilities sufficiency study.
Delegate Atterberry presented HOCO 15-25, a bill directing the school board to study school safety infrastructure and explore weapons-detection technologies, including AI-based detection and reporting requirements. Supporters framed the bill as a factual study to identify potential options; opponents warned about costs, operational trade-offs and the psychological impact of invasive security measures.
Opposition and concerns about bunkerization
Miss Tambury (a delegate who opposed the bill on the floor) said she voted against it in committee because of concerns about costs and the risk that heavy security…
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