How Hall, Gainesville schools plan to spend $1 million each on new security measures - Gainesville Times

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How Hall, Gainesville schools plan to spend $1 million each on new security measures

A school resource officer at West Hall High School takes a position at the front of the school moments before students leave for the day in 2018. - photo by Scott Rogers

08282018 SECURITY 4.jpg — A school resource officer at West Hall High School takes a position at the front of the school moments before students leave for the day in 2018. - photo by Scott Rogers

Hall County and Gainesville City school systems are each allocating $1 million to beef up security in the wake of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May that killed two teachers and 19 children.