School safety experts say theDetroit school district must overhaul its school security in the wake of a gunfight between trespassers at Central High School. Experts, school officials and students agree the problem has no easy fix because fire safety codes prohibit the padlocking of doors, which contributed to hundreds of trespassing incidents last academic year. The financially strapped district is struggling to secure aging structures like Central High, because they have dozens of doors by which students -- and intruders -- can enter.
To read The Detroit News article, click here. EARLIER: A quarrel between a student and another teen at Central High School in Detroit sparked a shooting inside the school, leaving two people hospitalized. everal students described a scene of chaos as teens scrambled for cover or rushed toward exits after gunshots echoed through the halls of the school shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The shooting stemmed from a dispute between a Central High student and a 17-year-old nonstudent. To read The Detroit News article, click here.
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