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Board reviews weapons data and state grant to buy elementary school detectors
Summary
Safety staff reported an increase in documented fights and weapons on school grounds and told the board the district will use a $1.47 million state school security grant plus other grant funds to buy weapon‑detection devices for elementary schools; staff said training and monthly financial reporting will accompany implementation.
Chief Walker, director of the district’s Department of Safety and Security, told the Clayton County Board of Education that the district documented 161 fights during the first semester (July–December), an 11% increase from the prior year, and recorded 16 weapons on school grounds in that period: two firearms, two tasers and 12 knives or pocket knives, most carried by middle and elementary students.
“We had a total of 16 weapons on school grounds the first semester of this school year as opposed to 10 last school year,” Chief Walker said, noting that not all incidents resulted in…
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