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Home Secretary to announce plans for metal detectors at schools
By Rich Bowden, M&C Staff Writer Jan 21, 2008, 8:10 GMT
(FILE) British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith departs 10 Downing Street following Prime Minister Gordon Brown\'s first cabinet meeting in London, 28 June 2007. EPA/ANDY RAIN
(M&C) - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to announce plans for metal detectors to be installed at selected schools in a bid to curb knife crime.
Under the proposal, arches will be installed at the entrance to certain schools which will give off an alarm should metal be detected.
A Home Office spokesman said: "More detail will be available in the tackling violence action plan which the home secretary will publish in the next few weeks."
"We are continuing to tackle knife crime through responsive policing, and prevention projects which provide diversionary activities, training, peer mentoring and education projects," he added.
John Dunford, general secretary of the Secondary Heads Association, welcomed reports about the move.
He said: "There are schools serving areas where knife crime is high in the community and it is right that these schools take measures to protect pupils, but this is a very small number."
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