Britton-Hecla Superintendent Kevin Coles thinks that his students are a little bit safer this week. A new security system has been implemented at the school. All doors are now locked during school hours from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
After seeing consistently dwindling student numbers over the past decade, several area schools’ enrollment numbers have seemed to taper off. This is a welcome change since important aspects of education, such as state funding, depend heavily upon student enrollment.
Representatives of the Britton-Hecla Board of Education (BHEA) met with a mediator from the Department of Education last week but have still not come to a contract agreement.