“Metal detectors do not serve as a preventive measure against school violence, and ETHS cannot give the impression that a solution has been given to a problem that would still exist,” Campbell said. Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said during the public portion of Monday’s meeting that the board first met with Timm behind closed doors because the district did not want to compromise the confidentiality of its safety and security plan for the school building.Īccording to Campbell, metal detectors do not present the best option for improving school safety at ETHS because they are “easily bypassed” and past law enforcement research has shown that schools are safest when they build a culture of trust and support for students and staff members. Paul Timm, Vice President of Physical Security Services for FEA, met with board members during a closed executive session Monday night to discuss the results of the safety report. The company analyzed the physical school grounds and conducted interviews with employees. This winter, the board hired Facility Engineering Associates to assess the ETHS campus’ security. In the months following the incident, a group of parents circulated a petition asking for the school board to look into the viability of a weapons detection system at ETHS. In December 2021, just before winter break, ETHS went into a gun-threat lockdown for several hours after a school resource officer found two loaded handguns in the backpacks of students caught smoking marijuana in a bathroom that morning. Credit: ETHS District 202 YouTubeĪfter outside consultants reviewed the Evanston Township High School building’s safety and security, school officials have decided not to install metal detectors or a weapons detection system at the entrances, said Principal and incoming Superintendent Marcus Campbell at Monday night’s meeting of the District 202 School Board. ETHS Principal and incoming Superintendent Marcus Campbell addresses board members Monday, May 9.
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