School systems putting safety money into officers, technology

By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian Updated: February 01, 2019 10:39 AM CT | Published: October 01, 2018 4:31 PM CT

Shelby County school systems are steering millions of dollars in new safety and security funds into technology and officers as part of a state plan to protect students and staff.

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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.

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