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Gloucester administrators outline new door-notifiers, screening and bus-camera enforcement
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Brian Hartley briefed the school board on door-contact alarms, an open-gate entry-screening system, an active-shooter exercise scheduled for Sept. 24 and bus stop-arm camera data showing 417 approved violations in 2024–25; board members pressed for mitigation of student wait times and increased law-enforcement coordination.
Deputy Superintendent Brian Hartley presented a multi-part update on safety and transportation improvements at the Gloucester County School Board meeting Sept. 9.
Hartley said the division has installed door-contact notifiers on most exterior doors; the devices flash and sound an alarm and notify administrators if an exterior door is opened when it should remain closed. He said the wiring infrastructure is in place in the majority of buildings and crews are completing the final door-mounted components.
The presentation also reviewed the division’s open-gate entry-screening system implemented in 2024. Hartley described its capacity (roughly 400 people per lane in 15…
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