Back to school safety and security: Martinsville City Public Schools

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville City Public Schools serves about 1,800 students and has two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.

The district spends $250,000 on security upgrades, including:

• Adding access control to all classroom doors in two buildings
• Vape detectors
• Upgrading camera systems on school buses
• Adding a new security vestibule