CENTERVILLE -- Centerville City School district is now amping up its security at all of its school buildings.
The action is in response to the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut back in December.
Tuesday night the Superintendent will give an update to the school board on whatthey've been doing.
In fact, they've already started installing new locks, cameras and an intercom system at Centerville High School.
"Every measure is just one more measure for safety," said Jon Tyson, daughter attends elementary school in the district.
Right now, the main doors at all the buildings in the district are unlocked, meaning anyone can walk right in.
"I'm sure they're safe, but they can always be safer," said Tyson.
Which is exactly what Assistant Superintendent Bob Yux is working towards.
"The incident at Sandy Hook has brought to the forefront again, that no one is sacred and even our youngest children are vulnerable," said Assistant Superintendent Bob Yux, Centerville City Schools.
But it comes with a price, 25-hundred to 3-thousand-dollars per building.
But there's a plan to keep a balanced budget.
"We're doing the work ourselves, we're purchasing the equipment and doing the work ourselves," said Yux.
And while parents don't want to see an added cost, they know the district only has their kid's best interest in mind.
"It's an added expense that you don't want to have in your school district, but I know the school districts have to do what they can do to maintain safety," said Tyson.
The new locking system at the high school is expected to be finished by the end of March.
As for the other buildings in the district, they're expected to be finished by the end of the school year.
The action is in response to the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut back in December.
Tuesday night the Superintendent will give an update to the school board on whatthey've been doing.
In fact, they've already started installing new locks, cameras and an intercom system at Centerville High School.
"Every measure is just one more measure for safety," said Jon Tyson, daughter attends elementary school in the district.
Right now, the main doors at all the buildings in the district are unlocked, meaning anyone can walk right in.
"I'm sure they're safe, but they can always be safer," said Tyson.
Which is exactly what Assistant Superintendent Bob Yux is working towards.
"The incident at Sandy Hook has brought to the forefront again, that no one is sacred and even our youngest children are vulnerable," said Assistant Superintendent Bob Yux, Centerville City Schools.
But it comes with a price, 25-hundred to 3-thousand-dollars per building.
But there's a plan to keep a balanced budget.
"We're doing the work ourselves, we're purchasing the equipment and doing the work ourselves," said Yux.
And while parents don't want to see an added cost, they know the district only has their kid's best interest in mind.
"It's an added expense that you don't want to have in your school district, but I know the school districts have to do what they can do to maintain safety," said Tyson.
The new locking system at the high school is expected to be finished by the end of March.
As for the other buildings in the district, they're expected to be finished by the end of the school year.
