ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - As students are welcomed back to the classroom for a new school year, administrators at St. Dominic High School are bolstering safety of both students and staff.

With the help of a federal grant, the school recently upgraded its security camera system, adding more than a dozen cameras as well as the operating system.

“Anytime you have the opportunity to protect and keep your kids and your faculty and staff safe, you need to do it,” said Jim Welby, President of St. Dominic High School. “You can’t prepare for every situation, but you want to be prepared for whenever a situation arises.”

Welby said the federal grant helped pay for around $150,000 of the $275,000 upgrade. However the system can be upgraded over time, in phases, allowing school districts to r

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