Article: Board takes a look at safety: Under action plan, schools to undergo risk assessments to ensure security.

Byline: Arin Gencer

Jul. 1--With their minds on national incidents of schools breached by armed individuals, the members of the Carroll County school board have zeroed in on school security -- and an action plan designed to increase it.

Larry Faries, coordinator of school security, laid out the facts for board members during a work session on the issue.

While schools in Baltimore City and Prince George's and Montgomery counties can rely on a number of staff members who are focused on security -- more than 100 in Baltimore's school police department, and about 200 each for Prince George's and Montgomery -- Carroll schools' staff and students ...

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