MSCS could fight vandalism with $612K cameras
While owned by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, both Florida-Kansas and Humes (pictured) most recently housed students from charter schools that were part of the state-run Achievement School District. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools could install new security measures its staff say would prevent vandalism at its vacant buildings.
School board members are set to vote on a contract for mobile surveillance systems during their board meeting at the end of August. Carolyn Jackson, who has recently returned to the district’s top safety and security post, presented the idea to the board at a committee meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12.
The new equipment comes with a $612,000 price tag but should deliver “a noticeable reduction in property-related incidents at vacant sites,” according to Jackson’s presentation materials. ProTec Professional Technologies is selling MSCS the cameras, which are called “mobile surveillance trailer systems.”
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Laura Testino
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