Education
BY JARRETT WHITENER
Judson ISD board of trustees approves vaping deterrents
SCUCISD continues search for top official By mid-December, Schertz-Cibolo-Uni- versal City ISD trustees had conducted two rounds of interviews for the superintendent role, according to the Texas Association of School Board’s Executive Search Services. Following the selection of a lone finalist on Dec. 19, the district must wait 21 days before voting to hire the candidate. The vote is slated for Jan. 10. Superintendent Clark Ealy’s last day as superintendent will be Jan. 31.
Deterring vaping
50 sensors to be installed
16 sensors at each high school
$144,260 in General Fund money
Due to concerns related to vaping at secondary campuses, the Judson ISD Board of Trustees on Nov. 16 unanimously approved measures that serve as vaping deterrents. These measures included the purchase of vape sensors which are to be installed at the three comprehensive high schools within the district, which includes Judson High School, Veterans High School and Wagner High School. The details With the approval of the sensors, 50 will be purchased with 16 placed at each school, leaving two extra sensors should they be needed. The total cost of the 50 sensors is $144,260 which includes the installation of the devices, which will be paid through the General Fund. The
SOURCE: JUDSON ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
total cost also includes the installation of cages around the sensor to help deter tampering from students. Assistant Superintendent of Technology Lacey Gosch said the sensors will work in tandem with the security cameras on campus, meaning that if a sensor in a restroom detects vape, the hallway cameras outside of that restroom will capture the footage of students entering and exiting the restroom during the detection period. “[The sensors] are also adjustable within each bathroom to detect things from sound all the way to the amount of vape or non vape that it would detect,” Gosch said.
Hiring timeline Dec. 12-14: second round of interview held Dec. 19: lone finalist to be named Jan. 10: scheduled vote to hire meeting Jan. 31: Clark Ealy’s last day as superintendent
SOURCE: SCUCISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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