(TNS) – As Bay District, Fla., Schools officials ramp up secure entrance and campus hardening projects, both the security and facilities departments are faced with a dilemma — where to draw the line between public and private when it comes to school campuses.

“All our schools were built with a neighborhood atmosphere in mind,” said Lee Walters, the district’s director of facilities. “How do we not totally lose that?”

For Walters and District Safety and Security Chief Mike Jones, the massive $4 million project to outfit every school with a secure entrance and shore up gates, perimeters and cameras is a “balancing act” between making parents feel comfortable enough to come to the school for events, but also having everyone feel safe. At a meeting Wednesday morning the two, along with several others, discussed the district’s priorities moving forward, as well as some of the challenges.

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