Cities and towns across Connecticut have been evaluating school security in the months since the tragic school shooting in Newtown and Waterbury tonight will decide whether to hire a school security chief.
The Waterbury Board of Education will meet tonight and they are expected to make a decision tonight on whether to hire a school security and safety coordinator.
Should they choose to approve the position, the coordinator would work with school resource officers and be responsible for ensuring that schools and staff members have the right training and equipment in the case of emergencies or attacks.
Waterbury is one of several communities weighing school security as the new school year begins in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown last December that killed 20 children and six adults.
If the board approves the position, the security chief could make up to $90,000 per year.
The board of education will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School at South Elm Street and the public is invited to speak.
Earlier this week, Norwich officials approved adding two armed school resource officers to both of the city’s middle schools.
Enfield has already placed 18 armed and uniformed guards in the school.