- May 16, 2024
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Following concerns by parents, a policy change that would allow random searches of students and visitors to Volusia County Schools using metal detectors was tabled by the School Board on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
The policy, part of the district's student code of conduct, was advertised by the district to add a clause stating "all visitors to Volusia County School sites or events are on notice that searches may be conducted at random and without cause by the site administrator. Furthermore, the use of an electronic device may be utilized to assist with the search." The amendment was last discussed by the board at its Dec. 12, 2023, meeting. It was unanimously approved to be advertised.
"There are too many questions," Moms for Liberty Volusia Chapter Chair Jenifer Kelly said. "What does random searches without cause for all visitors using metal detectors look like? What impacts will this have on students? Is this constitutional?"
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