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Beatrice board weighs state grant to add indoor emergency maps for schools
Summary
The Beatrice Public Schools board discussed applying for LB 1329 grant funding to add indoor emergency-response mapping. Local law enforcement and a security consultant urged keeping files on local servers, while some board members raised cybersecurity concerns about centralized vendor storage and remote access.
Beatrice Public Schools trustees discussed whether to apply for state funding created by LB 1329 to add indoor emergency-response mapping for district buildings, a technology district staff and local public-safety officials said could speed response in tornadoes, collapses and other large incidents.
Board members learned the grant requires the district to adopt a policy to provide mapping data to public-safety agencies. A staff member explained the proposed policy (referred to as policy 3241 in the meeting) would require the district to "provide the mapping data to the public safety agencies for use in response to emergencies" and to review the sharing annually as part of the district's emergency operations plan.
Security consultants and…
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