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GILES COUNTY, Va. – Giles County Public Schools serves more than 2,200 students attending three grade schools, two high schools and a technology center.

The school division used grant funds on a number of safety and security initiatives, including:

• Updates to cameras and camera systems

• Installation of ballistic window film

• Access control systems on exterior doors

• New check-in/check-out systems for visitors

• Internal communications systems

• Two-way radios

• Vaping detectors

Per state code, the division also provided digital aerial maps of all facilities and shared that information with local law enforcement and emergency medical staff.