Installation of the scanners is scheduled for April at the Alexandria City High School’s King Street and Minnie Howard campuses, along with two middle schools.
and equipment to address safety concerns. The data, from the National Center for Education Statistics, showed that 43 percent of schools reported in November that they had panic buttons or silent alarms with a direct connection to law enforcement, an increase from 29 percent during the 2017-2018 school year. Nearly 65 percent of schools now have anonymous or confidential threat-reporting systems. A smaller portion — about 6 percent of schools — reported using metal detectors in schools.
In Alexandria city schools, there were 28 reported incidents of weapons during the 2021-2022 school year, and more may have gone unreported, officials said. Last week, Alexandria City High School was locked down after a teacher discovered aAdvertisement“We’re not supposed to be reacting to anything. This is supposed to be preventive,” student representative Emily Milton said
more than 4,300 respondents supported implementing the screening equipment in all or some schools, and 58 percent supported use in all schools.
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