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In the midst of the ongoing¹ national discussion over mass shootings and school safety, one district in West Michigan is taking a new approach to protect its students.

Fruitport High School in Muskegon County is undergoing major renovations designed, in part, to reduce the impact and potential damage from a mass shooter.

Bob Szymoniak is the Superintendent³ of Fruitport Community Schools. He says that the $48 million overhaul⁴ of Fruitport's existing high school, which was built in the early 1950s, is being led by an architect who has experience implementing⁵ discreet⁶ security design elements.

We put these things in place in such a way that if you looked at them, you didn't know that is a security measure, Szymoniak said. For that specific reason, we want students to feel that the school is warm and welcoming, not some type of refuge or bunker to keep them safe.

Szymoniak says that the new Fruitport High School will be equipped with the following safety features:

Curved corridors to reduce the sight lines of an active shooter.

Wing walls that stick out perpendicularly⁷ about four feet from main walls in corridors and in classrooms to reduce sight lines and serve as a place for students to hide.

Glass coated with impact-resistant film and an access control system that would allow administrators⁸ to lock the entire building down with the push of a button.

These designs are meant not to stop a potential mass shooter, but to serve as barriers that will slow that person down and minimize the damage they can do.

Szymoniak hopes that safety designs like the ones at Fruitport's new high school become more common, and he suspects they will be if mass shootings continue in the U.S.

I think that it's only responsible that school districts and communities do what they can to incorporate security measures into their schools to keep the students safe, Szymoniak said.

Fruitport High School students and staff will start using the newly-constructed classrooms and cafeteria in January 2020. The entire renovation² project will wrap up during the summer of 2021.

This post was written by Stateside production assistant Isabella Isaacs-Thomas.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 renovation   

n.革新，整修

参考例句：

• The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
• The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。

3 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

4 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

5 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

6 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

7 perpendicularly   

adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地

参考例句：

• Fray's forehead was wrinkled both perpendicularly and crosswise. 弗雷的前额上纹路纵横。
• Automatic resquaring feature insures nozzle is perpendicularly to the part being cut. 自动垂直功能，可以确保刀头回到与工件完全垂直的位置去切割。

8 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城