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Nevada K‑12 leaders describe upgraded cameras, single‑point entries and staffing gaps; districts ask for sustained funding
Summary
Superintendents and safety chiefs from Lyon, Clark, Washoe, Elko and Lander counties briefed the Senate Education Committee on school safety measures — from Centegix alert badges and bus cameras to perimeter fencing and mental‑health shortages — and urged stable funding for technology, school resource officers and counseling staff.
Superintendents and district safety officials from multiple Nevada school systems told the Senate Committee on Education they have increased perimeter fencing, installed camera systems and expanded single‑point entries at many campuses, but they called for more funding and personnel to sustain the work.
Tim Logan, superintendent of Lyon County School District, said his district uses a combination of technology and human monitoring. "We use what's called the BARK system" to detect worrisome online language, Logan said, and schools also use supervised alert systems that notify administrators and allow live camera feeds when teachers trigger an in‑class emergency button.
Clark County School District Police Chief (for the record) said CCSD operates one of the largest school camera systems in the country, with more than 23,000 cameras on a single system and 250,000 motion detectors districtwide. Chief Jay Beasley and CCSD officials said the district runs a 24‑hour police dispatch…
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