Funding for Security Upgrades in Madison Schools Approved

A measure to enhance school security in Madison’s public schools passed in a town meeting held on Monday night.

According to NBC Connecticut, the measure passed automatically as it lacked the necessary quorum to put it to a vote. $472,000 has been allocated towards school security, most of which will go towards installing security cameras in the district’s schools.

The details of where the cameras would be installed was not revealed by town officials as they felt this would jeopardize security.Thirty percent of the funding for upgrades will come from a state grant while taxpayers will be burdened with the rest of the cost, the news channel reports.

The project will begin immediately and must be finished by June. 30.

The Madison Board of Education adopted a confidential security plan during the Spring of 2013 through consultation with specialists at the Madison Police Department. The primary principles of the plan are to slow down any threats to schools and to speed up emergency responses.

“Increased surveillance and phone systems, particularly in older facilities, will support the guiding principles of the safety and security plan in slowing down threats and speeding up emergency responses,” Superintendent of School Thomas Scarice previously told Madison Patch.

Read more at NBC Connecticut.

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