Metal Detectors, Emergency Plan Updates Discussed During Plymouth School Board Meeting

Schools around Indiana will soon get handheld metal detectors. Now, school safety officials have to figure out how they’re going to use them. Last month, Governor Eric Holcomb launched a program that gives metal detector wands to every school that requests them. But it doesn’t provide funding for guards to staff a security checkpoint.

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Plymouth School Corporation Forms Committee to Address Suicide

Suicide attempt Survivor Kevin Hines speaks with students at Plumouth High School. (Plymouth Community School Corporation Photo)
Suicide attempt Survivor Kevin Hines speaks with students at Plumouth High School. (Plymouth Community School Corporation Photo)

Following the suicide deaths of two Plymouth High School students within a year of each other, the Plymouth Community School Corporation is taking a series of steps to address the issue. Last Wednesday, students at Plymouth High School, Lincoln Junior High School, and Riverside Intermediate School had the chance to hear from a man who survived a suicide attempt. Continue reading