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Board debates costs, evidence and timeline for weapons detectors and mandated school guardians under HB 84
Summary
Board members discussed staffing for weapons-detection systems and state school-safety requirements (HB 84), pushing staff for evidence of efficacy and timeline clarity; staff estimated detector staffing at roughly $1.1M'$3.75M and a near-$2M cost to contract armed guards at every school, while state safety assessments are due by Dec. 31, 2024.
Salt Lake City School District leaders and board members spent substantial discussion time on May 7 weighing options for continuing and staffing weapons-detection systems and preparing to comply with House Bill 84, the state's recent school-safety law.
Business Administrator Alan Kearsley briefed the board on the upcoming choices: the one-year contract that provided staffing for weapons detectors is expiring, and the district must decide whether to continue contracting the staffing, bring it in-house, or alter its approach. Kearsley also tied the issue to HB 84, which requires school-specific safety assessments and may require armed security personnel depending on those…
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