KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knox County Schools has plans to invest more than $70 million to enhance campus security.

The district started investing in multiple safety measures across its schools back in 2021.

“We have to be proactive. The days where I was a young kid and the campus was very much open; that was not even a thought or a concern. We have to evolve with the times and concerns or conditions that might be present,” KCS Chief of School Safety Carlo Granillo said.

Each Knox County school operates under a unique safety plan tailored to its specific infrastructure and layout, according to Dr. Garfield Adams, assistant superintendent of operations.

“Each one of our schools have a very unique safety plan, and just think of some of our infrastructure at some of our schools. We have m

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