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New Britain district considering metal detectors in schools [Video]

The town will be holding a community forum on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. in the New Britain High School Lecture Hall.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Consolidated School District of New Britain is surveying residents about the possible installation of metal detectors in schools before a town hall on Tuesday.

The school district said in a Facebook post that they are asking for residents’ input on what “metal/weapons detection technology” would look like and how it would function if installed in the schools.

The town will be holding a community forum on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. in the New Britain High School Lecture Hall to discuss the possible installation of the technology. Residents can RSVP here.

Ahead of the forum, residents can complete the school district’s online survey here.

Anyone looking to contact the town’s Board of Education about the survey or forum can do so via their email boe@csdnb.org. 

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