WESTON, Fla. — With students and staff all across Broward County headed back to the classrooms Monday, keeping everyone safe is an important assignment.
Many schools once again had metal detectors at entry points as an added safety measure.
Local 10’s Linnie Supall was at Cypress Bay High School in Weston Monday morning where students were smoothly entering the campus.
But Sky 10 was above Cooper City High School, where a long line of students wrapped around the building due to the metal detectors, which was a big concern ahead of the first day of classes.
Last year, some students said they had to wait upwards of an hour just to start their first day of school.
It’s a situation that the superintendent addressed right away last year, adding more entry points, which eased the problem into the second day, but clearly day one is still an issue this year.
Still, many parents say that it is a small price to pay for safety.
“It’s difficult for the kids,” one mother, Elizabeth Guillermo, said as she was dropping off her child at Cypress Bay. “The adjustment, it’s been hard, but I think (if) it’s for the safety of the kids that would be OK.”
Guillermo said this is her son’s second year at the high school and so far, they are both happy with it.
“It’s 5,000 students, so we need to protect our child,” she said.
While Guillermo was supportive of the metal detectors, parents still have mixed feelings about the program that was implemented last year.
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