VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia County school district is moving one step closer to changing its search policy.
On Tuesday night, school leaders hammered out the wording of the proposed “searches without cause” policy, which they argue will save lives.
However, school board members voted to advertise the policy before making a final decision.
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After a brief discussion by the Volusia County School Board, members decided to move forward with the language of the school search policy.
It reads as follows:
“All individuals entering or present on Volusia County school sites or events are on notice that randomized screenings may be conducted without cause by the site administrator utilizing minimally intrusive electronic devices.”
According to the district, the random searches don’t refer to students being randomly selected for searches; instead, the schools would be randomly selected.
District officials said they would use a computer generator to randomly pick a school, then bring metal detectors to that school and set them up in front of a classroom. The classroom would be chosen randomly.
To minimize the disruption of instructional time, these searches would take place at the very beginning or end of the period.
The policy language will be advertised for 28 days, and the board will come back for a final vote on May 14.
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