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Forney ISD outlines expanded safety, wellness and mental-health supports, says some audit details will remain confidential
Summary
Forney ISD presented a comprehensive safety and wellness update that included plans to hire campus officers, deploy weapons-detection technology and expand mental-health services; district leaders said intruder-audit findings will not be shared publicly to avoid compromising campus security.
Forney Independent School District leaders on Monday detailed a yearlong set of safety and wellness actions that include hiring more sworn officers, new weapons-detection technology, expanded counseling services and digital-safety training.
"With almost 20,000 students in Forney ISD," Kristen Zaspel, the district's chief of communications, told trustees as she introduced the annual update, "we believe in the net philosophy" of layered safety supports. The presentation named partnerships with local first responders, expanded camera systems, a keyless badge system, and a districtwide anonymous reporting app as parts of that approach.
Chief Jason Saunders of the Forney ISD Police Department said the department is "committing to hire a police officer for every…
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