Tougher security measures have been put in place for entrance into the Clayton County Schools’ administrative buildings. Starting today, visitors must walk through a metal detector going into the building, then be searched with a hand-held device. This change in security policy comes in the wake of school board members who have been subject to verbal assault from parents, students and teachers in the midst of the county’s accreditation problems. A recent recommendation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools says the school system’s accreditation be revoked in September. Reasons given include infighting among school board members and violation of board policies and procedures. A Clayton County schools spokesperson says the extra security at its administrative complex is not a response to the controversy, but an ongoing effort to improve security.
