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Dearborn schools outline drills, SRO coordination and upgraded cameras in safety briefing
Summary
District safety leaders presented emergency-plan updates, a shift to the federal 'Run, Hide, Fight' model, multi-year air and water testing cycles, and use of recent grant funds to upgrade cameras, access control and integrated monitoring; trustees asked for parent-facing communications about drills.
District safety leaders presented a comprehensive school-safety briefing to the Dearborn City School District board on Oct. 13, detailing preparedness, inspections and recent equipment upgrades.
Director El Zayat (Health, Safety & Security), Assistant Supervisor Abe Pahlola and Sgt. Jared McCullough (SRO oversight) walked the board through the district’s approach: environmental monitoring (air and water quality testing on a three-year cycle), annual playground and bleacher inspections, mandatory drill reporting to the county (drills are reported annually, due Sept. 15), and emergency operations plan development. They described…
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