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Board agrees to workshop on expanding metal detectors after trustees cite safety concerns
Summary
Trustee Edwin Ferguson urged expanding metal detectors to middle and elementary schools following recent finds; superintendent cited equipment and recurring staffing costs and trustees asked staff to return with cost and deployment options for a workshop or budget cycle consideration.
Trustee Edwin Ferguson renewed his call to expand metal detectors beyond high schools to middle and elementary campuses, citing incidents including a recent discovery of an unloaded firearm at JFK Middle School and concerns about community violence in some neighborhoods (SEG 3311–3335). Ferguson argued detectors are a reasonable, proven deterrent and asked the…
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