Students at Santa Fe High School in Texas started their new academic year Monday with beefed-up security, three months after a 17-year-old student shot to death 10 students and staff, ABC News reported.
Students in the district began the school year with metal detectors installed in all schools, said Superintendent of Schools Leigh Wall. High school and junior high school students will go through metal detectors, while elementary schools will use them for adults entering the building.
In addition, Wall said there were renovations at the high school this summer to create an additional vestibule at entrances for security plus four more offices for trauma counselors.
Bulletproof glass was also installed in the front of the high school, and panic buttons placed on campus, according to KTRK-TV.
Wall said that additional security measures included automatic electronic door locks at all schools, with all doors now locking from both the inside and outside, as well as the addition of five more police officers and 10 more security assistants.
The district will also use tip lines and social media monitoring to bolster security.
However, USA Today reported that some parents and security analysts say these efforts fall short and are calling for outside security experts to advise the school board and an independent review of the mass shooting.
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