Superintendent Fowler Mack issued an order for staff to modify the current practice of random use of metal detectors and backpack checks to routine use in middle grades and high schools.
On Monday, Litchfield and Firestone Community Learning Centers went under lockdown after a seventh-grade student brought a handgun to school.
Fowler Mack said the district is working to update and install more safety equipment and security. She also issued an order for staff to modify the current practice of random use of metal detectors and backpack checks to routine use in middle grades and high schools. She added that a safety audit is currently underway to review the needs of the elementary schools.
Akron Education Association President Pat Shipe said in a news release last week that the district’s students, teachers and staff have been subjected to chaos. Administrators, APS security and school resource officers responded immediately, and within minutes, the student was in the custody of police and now faces serious charges for possession of a gun.
Akron Public Schools takes safety seriously; we are working to upgrade, install and expand our safety equipment and related personnel. Soon, we want to be at the point where new, high-tech metal detection equipment is in place every day.
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