GILES COUNTY, Va. – Giles County Public Schools serves more than 2,200 students attending three grade schools, two high schools and a technology center.
The school division used grant funds on a number of safety and security initiatives, including:
- Updates to cameras and camera systems
- Installation of ballistic window film
- Access control systems on exterior doors
- New check-in/check-out systems for visitors
- Internal communications systems
- Two-way radios
- Vaping detectors
Per state code, the division also provided digital aerial maps of all facilities and shared that information with local law enforcement and emergency medical staff.