Proposed School Security Improvements Estimated to Cost $800K

A series of recommendations to improve security within Council Rock School District would total about $800,000, according to estimates by district officials.

The recommendations include improved visitor controls, facility improvements, training, intervention and increased staffing.

Here is a breakdown of the proposals and the cost based on the best estimates by district officials:

• Visitor access system, $60,000
• Panic alarm system, $75,000
• Signage, $20,000
• Interior barriers, $2,200
• Cameras, $55,000
• Entry glass treatments, $25,000
• Counselors, $130,000
• Middle School CARES program, $130,000
• Security staff, $50,000
• Secure vestibules and key pad access, $250,000

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