NASHUA – Visitors walking up to the main entrance of Mount Pleasant Elementary School last week were greeted by an unfamiliar sight: A locked door.
Parents and community members had to use a small intercom to the side of the door and ask to come inside, stopping in the main office before heading to their destination.
“I think the majority of people are really (happy) about it,” said principal Mary Frances Tintle. “Parents who have come in are saying, ‘We love this.’ I’m just so happy it’s in place.”
The elementary school is among the first in the city to receive new intercom and camera security systems for the building’s main entrance, part of plans to fast-track security projects in the district.
The systems allow school office personnel to view all visitors through a security camera and ensure that everyone who walks through the door checks in at the office.
On Thursday night, members of the Board of Education Finance and Operations Committee voted to recommend a bid for the second fast-tracked portion of the security upgrades – the installation of new locks for classroom doors in the city’s schools.
If approved by the full board Monday, that bid will be awarded to Surveillance Specialties of Wilmington, Mass., for $387,262, with a contingency fund of $20,000.![]()
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