Members of the Richmond Public School Board discussed installing metal detectors in middle schools during a school board meeting on March 20 where Superintendent Jason Kamras introduced a proposal to increase safety measures.
Several board members opposed Kamras’ proposal, criticizing it for failing to acknowledge that gun violence needed to be addressed outside of schools first.
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