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Board hears school-safety update as metal detectors arrive; members review bills and infrastructure impacts
Summary
Dr. Miller told the board metal detectors are scheduled for delivery but staff training must be completed before use; board members also discussed paid bills (including a $5,000 elevator repair), a $50,000 donation to West Liberty's outdoor classroom, and an emergency waterline break that briefly closed Richie Elementary.
Dr. Miller told the Ohio County Schools board that metal detectors are scheduled to arrive but will not be put into use until required staff training is completed.
"Our metal detectors, are scheduled to be coming in. However, they will—we're trying to simultaneously set that up. There has to be a training completed," Dr. Miller said, and she added the board will be notified once dates are arranged.
When asked about timing, Dr. Miller said the devices are expected "soon," indicating the district had not set a firm installation date in the provided transcript.
During the consent-agenda review, a board member thanked the High County Commission for a $50,000 donation to West Liberty's outdoor classroom. Members also reviewed paid bills and vendor items: a Veracom payment (check No. 222498) related to annual service tied to "Eric's Law," and a $5,000 repair to an Otis elevator for Madison (check No. 222581). Board members questioned whether some repairs fell inside existing maintenance agreements.
The board discussed an emergency waterline break affecting West Liberty. The transcript records a deductible figure spoken as "1,897" and notes that the city of Wheeling and the water company responded quickly to a recent street break; Richie Elementary had missed a day earlier when there was no water.
The meeting moved forward after these operational updates and approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
