In relevant part:
Illing Middle School will receive most of the improvements, including cameras and related monitoring equipment, a buzzer system, and a key card reader, town Budget and Research Officer Julian Freund says in a recent memo. Also at Illing, a security office will be created.
All of the schools will be assessed for security deficiencies, have safety lines designated for the pick up and drop off of students, and have lighting installed in arrival and departure areas, Freund says.
At Nathan Hale Elementary School, Freund notes that a wireless connection with the downtown police substation on Main Street will be established.
The receipt of this grant is specifically a result of the efforts of Directors Zingler, Sheridan and Doucette, who met with DOJ officials while in Washington, D.C. for a National League of Cities conference. As many will remember, Republicans ridiculed the Democrats for the trip, which has thus far netted the town $750,000 in grants for various programs, including a Regional Emergency Operations Center and the Spruce Street Youth Center.
