Back to school safety and security: Danville Public Schools

DANVILLE, Va. – Danville Public Schools is home to around 5,700 students. Last school year, the district spend around $730,000 on security updates. These included:

• Updating securing cameras in an effort to get all schools into the same platform
• Installing 16 metal detectors and Halo Smart Sensors to the middle and high schools
• Radios and door intercom system upgrades at various schools
• Digital mapping

As far as infrastructure upgrades, Danville Public Schools also installed security vestibules at George Washington High School, I.W. Taylor Virtual Academy and Westwood and O.T. Bonner Middle Schools.