Editorial: Money for school security a good move, but how to spend it? - Gainesville Times

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Editorial: Money for school security a good move, but how to spend it?

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

The Hall County and city of Gainesville school systems announced this week that they plan to invest $1 million each into improved security at schools for the coming year.