Seattle schools considering more security, closing campuses for lunch after shooting

The district is considering requiring ID badges, clear backpacks and closing high school campuses for lunch.

SEATTLE — Seattle Public Schools is considering several safety changes on high school campuses next school year after a student was shot and killed earlier this month.

Superintendent Brent Jones wrote in a letter to families Tuesday that the district is considering changes that could include increasing security and neighborhood safety organization patrols, wearing identification badges on campus, requiring clear backpacks and closing campuses for lunch.

Jones said he would be in conversation with leaders throughout the summer about what school communities need. He hopes the changes will

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