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Board debate over unarmed security contract highlights division on school safety strategy
Summary
Board members split over a proposed contract for unarmed security personnel; superintendent recommended the temporary measure as an added layer while continuing to pursue armed SRO coverage. A motion to extend debate failed and the superintendent withdrew his recommendation after board amendments were proposed.
The Moore County Board of Education on Monday engaged in a contentious debate about a proposed contract to provide unarmed security personnel at some school sites, exposing deep divisions among board members about the district’s security strategy.
Superintendent Tim Locklear said the proposal was intended as an additional layer of protection for schools that do not yet have full-time armed law-enforcement coverage and that the contract includes flexibility to end services with short notice if the district can hire more armed school resource officers. “This is not an either or proposition,” Locklear said. “This is an and position proposition,” he told the board.
Several board members…
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