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DCPS wants two metal detectors in each high school

Action News Jax has learned how many metal detectors may be coming to Duval County schools and when.

We broke the news on Monday night that Duval County Public Schools wants to add walk-through metal detectors to all its high schools.

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An internal email from DCPS Chief of Public Relations Tracy Pierce to Superintendent Diana Greene, Chief of Staff Dana Kriznar and Duval County School Police Director Micheal Edwards said the district wants to install two walk-through metal detectors at each high school and two alternative schools.

By Action News Jax’s count, that’s 46 metal detectors.

Pierce would not answer Action News Jax’s questions about the timeline for installation, but on the same day, he emailed a timeline to Greene, Kriznar and Edwards.

It said, “Equipment is expected to arrive within 90 days” and “The first schools should be on-line with the walk-throughs sometime next spring.”

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The school board will likely have to vote on the purchase of metal detectors because of how expensive that purchase would be.

The board plans to discuss it at its November workshop.

DCPS is trying to get a grant from the state to pay for the metal detectors, according to district spokesperson Laureen Ricks.