A federal lawsuit against the district was later dismissed. The district came under fire in 2019 when it allegedly performed unlawful searches on several 12-year-old Black and Latina students at East Middle School. “First thing Monday morning, teachers, students, custodians, everybody was saying our building is coming back.” “It has had a significant impact on this building, immediately,” Purdy said. Classes went remote the week before the holidays after an incident involving an armed fight and a small fire set in a restroom.Īssociate Principal Miriam Purdy said the school has seen a positive response to the new security protocols. Those changes are meant to help reduce the incidence of behavioral issues. The school also removed banks of lockers from the hallways in an effort to keep teens from loitering between classes.Ī student signs in with a hall monitor to use the restroom. There are sign-in sheets outside bathrooms and more adults monitoring the hallways. There are restrictions on how many kids can be outside the classrooms at a given time. Some students have to have their backpacks searched too. Private security guards wearing red school polo shirts greet students and scan their IDs. When you first walk in the door at Binghamton High School, there are now a series of metal detectors to go through. Students at one Southern Tier high school returned to class last week to a few changes.
Aside from worries over testing and masks, more kids are acting out, and sometimes in ways that are violent or dangerous. (Megan Zerez/WSKG) īINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG) - Schools are facing extra challenges this year. Students at Binghamton High School must present their ID cards, pass through metal detectors and may have their backpacks inspected when entering the building.
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