At special meeting on school safety, Superintendent Basnight outlines new security measures

Superintendent Steve Basnight speaks at the November 25 meeting.

(Photo credit: Kip Tabb)

By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice

Telling parents at a special Nov. 25 meeting of the Board of Education (BOE) that “We are reinforcing front office and visitor procedures in all of our schools,” Dare County Schools Superintendent Steve Basnight provided a list of new and proposed security procedures at the county’s schools.

The meeting at the Dare County Administration Building came in response to parent concerns after reports that Illya Stepanenko, 37, had gained access to Manteo Elementary School (MES) through a side door on Nov. 13 and was in the building for almost 45 minutes. Stepanenko’s address is li

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