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Upper St. Clair School Budget Includes $64,000 Increase to Expand Security
The increase in security comes after the Newtown tragedy.
The Upper St. Clair School District's 2013-14 proposed final budget adopted on Monday includes a $64,000 increase to expand security personnel coverage in all schools, not just Upper St. Clair High School.
The money is coming from the district's contingency fund.
The Upper St. Clair School Board decided expanding the district's security was imperative following the Newtown tragedy.
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The increase includes the addition of the Raptor system to all schools, which requires visitors to provide their driver's license or other government approved photo ID. A visitor badge will be printed that contains both the visitor's photo and their destination in the building.
The system also performs a sex offender background check against the registered sex offender databases for every visitor.
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