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puses, which can be as varied as a rural
elementary schools; university cam-
puses with 10,000-plus enrollment;
to schools of all grade levels in the
most-populous U.S. cities, or in cities
throughout the U.S. facing high levels
of violent crime.
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secured facilities.
Resources may also include school re-
source officers (SROs), sworn  law en-
forcement officers responsible for school
security, and crime prevention services.
Helping lead the way to safer
Some layers of security might make schools
sense for one that do not fit in another.
In some environments, physical securi-
ty could include more vehicle barriers,
alarm systems and metal detection.
According to another survey of school
principals reported by the National
Center for Education Statistics, about
10 percent of high schools, 7 percent of
middle schools, and 2 percent of prima-
ry schools in the United States did ran-
dom checks with metal detectors in
2015-2016.
X-ray can be effective in other environ-
ments, as it is a proven and trusted tool
which prevents and intercepts contra-
band, like weapons and narcotics of
all shapes and sizes, from getting into Surveys also show that when metal de-
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