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Students in the Neshaminy School District are safer than ever, according to district officials.
Within the past two years, the district has undergone security upgrades at several schools and also has a Middletown patrolman stationed at Neshaminy High School.
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Over summer, security vestibules were added to Herbert Hoover Elementary School, Albert Schweitzer Elementary School and Carl Sandburg Middle School.
The latest additions come after a new security camera system and entry point was added to Neshaminy High School last year.
With the upgraded and expanded camera system, the district struck a deal to place a Middletown police officer at the high school to supplement district-hired security personnel.
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Neshaminy Director of Facilities Paul Minotti said at a 2014 committee meeting that almost every part of the school and a good portion of its campus can be seen via the new security camera system. Police have stated previously that the cameras are also accessible remotely from their station.
The officer assigned to the district has already come in use by helping Pennsylvania State Police solve an assault case from Langhorne that involved two students from the high school.
Dr. David Baugh, the acting superintendent who left Neshaminy last week to lead the Centennial School District, said recently that Neshaminy schools are “one of the safest places for our students.”
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Baugh met with local police chiefs from Middletown and Lower Southampton to discuss security at the district’s 12 buildings.
Despite concerns from residents over the past year, Baugh said district data of incidents in its buildings do not have high levels of crime compared to other area districts.
Added security features are part of upgrades planned for other district schools in the coming years.
