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Students walk through touchless security scanners

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Guilford County Schools to add security scanners to all middle schools

1:55pm July 19, 2023

Guilford County Schools is bringing security scanners to all middle schools in the district, after implementing this technology at all traditional high schools last year.

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WS/FCS teachers tasked with searching student bags say it will harm their relationships

3:59pm April 21, 2023

by Amy Diaz

“A lot of times, I am the counselor, the nurse, you know, whatever I can do to help these kids. We're helping feed them and take care of them," Meredith Wooten said. "I don't want to police them too.”

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Approve New SRO Contracts

1:52pm July 03, 2018

by Sean Bueter

Winston-Salem Forsyth County school district has finalized new contracts for school resource officers in the coming school year.

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Complete Security Update

1:42pm August 22, 2014

by Michael Burke

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District has finished a more than $600,000 security upgrade at the district's 43 elementary schools, an effort that started last spring as the school sy

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Elementary Schools in Forsyth County Will Get Big Security Uprades

2:48pm December 27, 2013

by Keri Brown

Schools across the country have been re-evaluating their security measures since the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings last December, including the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. But a school shooting at Carver High School in August prompted school officials and the board to take action immediately. As a result, parents, teachers and staff will see some big changes in 2014.