D.C. to bolster door security at 9 schools
To deal with both emergency access and security issues, Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty has decided to install surveillance cameras and magnetic locks on the doors of some public schools. For several years, Ballou and Anacostia senior high schools have had chains and padlocks on their exterior doors -- an extreme measure to combat truancy and crime problems in the schools. But last month, the city's fire marshal declared the locks a hazard and ordered them removed.