Minnesota School District Gets Bulletproof Whiteboards
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Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003
shooting has unveiled a new device aimed at adding another layer of
safety against future attacks: bulletproof whiteboards.
The Rocori
(ruh-KOR'-ee) School District has acquired nearly 200 of the
whiteboards. The manufacturer says they're stronger than police-issue
bulletproof vests.
The idea behind the whiteboards is they can be
used for lessons one minute, then quickly turned into shields by
teachers and students in an emergency.
The maker, Hardwire LLC, says the whiteboards are already in schools in North Dakota and Maryland.
One
security expert questioned how effective they would be. But Rocori
officials say they are just a supplement to other security measures.
