The Oregon-Davis School Board has applied to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security for a Secured School Safety Grant. While the grant has not been awarded yet, quotes have been obtained from the Lazzaro Company and Raptor Technologies.
In a previous meeting, the school board had mentioned that doors and key fob entry issues were looked at by Vermillion Systems, and a new screening and tracking system of who enter schools from Raptor Technologies.
They received a quote of $37,000 from the Lazzaro Company, a sub contractor for Vermillion. They will be potentially installing new doors with updated key fob entries for staff as that was a concern for several of their current doors.
Raptor Technologies quoted $12,000 to have their screening system installed. Raptor Technologies requires guests to scan their identification cards for on the spot background checks. This would allow a better way of knowing who is exactly in the schools, according to Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Bill Bennett.
Bennett said, “That was the big thing we have talked about before. We buzz people in before we really know anything about them. This to me is a precursor to the other things we talked about which was building an area for metal detectors.”
Bennett told WKVI News the grant is for $50,000 and the school corporation would need to put forth $25,000 to get the 50/50 grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
He added this is all still contingent on whether or not Oregon-Davis receives the grant. They will receive an answer if they have been awarded the grant in August.
