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Plymouth‑Canton presents $5M safety upgrades and new weapon‑detection pilots; officials warn funding could be cut
Summary
District Director of School Safety Josh Meyer outlined more than $5 million in recent safety and security investments, a staffed security operations center, AI-enabled camera monitoring, weapon‑detection pilots with Motorola and Evolve, and ECHO K9 deployment. Meyer warned the district may need to scale back systems if state school‑aid security funding is reduced.
Josh Meyer, director of school safety and security for Plymouth‑Canton Community Schools, told the board the district has invested more than $5,000,000 in safety and security enhancements over the past three years and is piloting new detection technology to reduce threats at schools.
Meyer described a fully staffed Security Operations Center that monitors building lockdowns, cameras, radio communications and mass notifications, and an integration with CrisisGo called “Smart EOC” that would allow opt‑in emergency alerts to students and families. “We really focus strongly on the outcomes,” Meyer said, and, he added, “we’ve made over $5,000,000 in investments in safety and security enhancements over the course of the last 3 years.”
On weapon detection, Meyer said the…
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