A state senator from Boston on Tuesday called on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to place a renewed focus in the new year on school safety and to support the city’s push to install more metal detectors at schools.
— Sen. Nick Collins told the board that he understands there is serious debate around the role of police officers in schools, but said that there should be no debate among state education officials about"the use of non-invasive technology to guarantee the baseline of safety in schools."
Collins, a BPS graduate, said the system estimates that metal detector installation will cost $17.5 million and he asked that the Board of Education provide"increased support for appropriate intervention to ensure that we can guarantee a baseline of safety in our schools."Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, joined by Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeff Riley, Acting Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw and public safety officials, announced plans to file legislation proposing significant investments in school safety initiatives to support programming, training and resources for schools and districts throughout the Commonwealth.
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