- October 15, 2024
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Volusia County Schools will acquire 30 walkthrough metal detectors, a $90,000 purchase approved by the School Board via its consent agenda for its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
However, these metal metal detectors will not be in use during regular school days, School Board Chair Ruben Colon said.
"I want to be very clear of that," he said. "We've had no discussion about metal detectors during the regular school day."
He explained that the metal detectors — slated for designated schools — were intended to be used for special nighttime events, such as football games, as the board doesn't have a policy to support the implementation of metal detectors during the school day.
In addition, the $90,463.39 purchase contract with Garrett Metal Detectors includes casters, batteries and hand scanners. Superintendent Carmen Balgobin said that the Volusia Sheriff's Office donated $50,000 to the district, which will be used toward the purchase of metal detectors.
Also at the meeting, the board unanimously voted to approve the advertisement of proposed amendments to its Policy 510 on safety and security of students, personnel and property. The amendment adds a section on crisis event response and intervention.
Per the proposed policy, the district outlines that each school will have a crisis response plan that includes:
