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Albany schools report 577 response incidents and new entry‑screening rollout at high school

Albany City School District Board of Education · January 10, 2026
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The district reported 577 response‑level incidents for 2024–25, 179 threat assessments, and described the December rollout of walk‑through metal detectors and bag scanners at Albany High, which staff said has not caused major delays and has reduced manual bag searches.

The district's School Safety Director told the board the schools recorded 577 incidents in the 2024–25 year that required an operational response — from crisis team activation to law enforcement or EMS — and conducted 179 evidence‑based CSTAG threat assessments last year.

“These threats include expressions of intent to harm or kill somebody,”…

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