Collinsville Raises Money For New Classroom Locks In Schools

People in Collinsville are chipping in to help the school district buy door locks that are designed to make it harder for active shoots to get inside classrooms.

The district’s goal is to put one of the locks on every classroom door on each campus.

Safety is the top of mind for district administrators, including directory of security and school resource officer Daniel Boggs.

He said this device along with already installed panic buttons could save lives.

“This device is going to be easily deployed,” said Boggs. “Teachers can simply pick up the tool, run to the door, executive it, and it’s safe.”

Through the Collinsville Education Foundation, the district is taking donations to pay for the extra security.

“It’s not the thing we enjoy talking about,” said Jeremy Hogan, superintendent of Collinsville Schools. “It’s the thing that keeps you up at night, we all have a big heart for our students and we want the best for them, but most importantly, we want them to be safe.”

It costs $150 for each door, which covers the device, installation, release key and a plaque with the donor’s name.

“I’ve had TPD officers reach out and say this is awesome,” said Hogan. “A local bank is buying 10 devices and installing them.”

The price tag to equip every door with the new locks is $37,500. So far, nearly $15,000 has been raised.

The district hopes to raise the rest of the money in the next three weeks so they can get the devices ordered and installed over the summer.