Mesquite school adds security tactics following gun on campus

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One study found that the strategies, such as metal detectors and surveillance cameras, a Mesquite school is taking to protect its campus may not be effective.

These school hardening tactics will include metal detectors, additional cameras, and trainings for staff

Police officers were dispatched about 8:50 a.m. for a 16-year-old student reported to be holding a gun in the office of the Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy campus in Mesquite. Police said school administrators attempted to keep the student calm until police arrived. When police arrived and were negotiating with the student, three officers fired shots at him. He suffered a wound to his leg before he complied and was taken into custody.

A news release mentioned the presence of an armed security guard on the campus, but it is not clear what role they played during the gun incident. A new Texas law that took effect in September

 

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