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School groups warn Senate committee that mandated master-key lockboxes would strain budgets and administration
Summary
Testifying on Senate Bill 290, the Ohio Alliance of Independent Schools warned that requiring master-key lockboxes on every school building would exceed anticipated school safety grant funding and create administrative burdens for schools with many buildings.
At a third hearing on Senate Bill 290, the committee adopted AM 13 11, which would exempt the location of an exterior secure master-key lockbox on school premises from public records law. Dan Dodd, representing the Ohio Alliance of Independent Schools, testified that OAIS members support safety but have concerns about SB 290’s costs and…
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