Birmingham council approves funding for increased school security

Birmingham City Hall photo by Cody Owens/Weld: Birmingham’s Newspaper.

The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to approve over $1 million in “school security” measures, BirminghamWatch reports. Those measures will include 14 walk-through metal detectors, 20 handheld scanners, and alarm systems. The specific schools slated to receive these items has not yet been made public.

The council also approved $665,000 in funding for after-school programs and money for library books and musical equipment for W.E. Putnam Middle School.

Read the full report at BirminghamWatch.