An alleged sexual assault on a young student who was assigned to escort a male visitor through Ketcham Elementary School “has highlighted a need to take immediate short- and long-term action to improve procedures and protocols around school security,” officials said Friday.
The Washington Examiner reported Thursday that D.C. Public Schools permits individual schools to decide whether to allow students to chaperone visitors through the halls, but was reviewing that allowance to increase security.
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