RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The director of Rutherford County Schools has called for metal detectors in all district schools
Last week , the Health and Education Committee approved the request for funding for the $2.5 million weapon detection systems, which are pending school board approval.
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The Director of Rutherford County Schools, Dr. James Sullivan, told the committee the decision to install metal detectors comes after two recent school safety issues — the January Antioch High School shooting and an Oakland High School student who was caught with a loaded gun at school over a week ago.
“As a[n] educator, that is something — honestly — I never thought that I would ever want in our schools,” Sullivan said. “I feel like that sets the wrong tone and the wrong purpose of what a school is. It’s an educational institution; however, we’re to the point that, as a director, I want to make sure our kids are safe.”…