Hancock County Schools to receive new active shooter alert system
NEW CUMBERLAND – Hancock County Schools will be the first school district in West Virginia to implement an active shooter alert system. The initiative was officially announced during Monday’s meeting of the Hancock County Board of Education, with officials noting installation of the system will be in the works over the next few months and be available in each of the district’s eight school facilities. “This project has been in the works for a couple years,” explained Hancock County Schools Superintendent Walter Saunders. The system is being made possible through a $600,000 ...