Chicago School District Approves $439,000 Security Upgrade
The Valley View School District will use an Illinois School Security Grant to buy a new video surveillance system and lockdown alert system.
The Valley View School District agreed on the security upgrades after they were suggested in a safety assessment by local police.
The Valley View School District in Illinois approved a major purchase of video surveillance cameras and lockdown systems.
The district plans to use an Illinois School Security Grant that will fund over $400,000 of the $439,000 it is expected to spend, according to the Chicago Tribune. The remaining money will come from the district’s operations and management fund.
The majority of the money will be used to install a new video surveillance system that will put cameras at the entrances of every school. A police department and the school offices will have access to the footage of the cameras. The upgrade was suggested in a safety assessment by district security staff and local police departments.
The lockdown alert system, which immediately tells police when a school panic button is pushed, will cost $79,325. The system can also give audio and video alerts.
The lockdown system installation is already underway and is estimated to be completed by the end of the school year.
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