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John Adams Academy Deploys Drones Despite Funding Cut

7/19/2026

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Commissioners removed the school’s $200,000 security funding request, yet Campus Guardian Angel drones will be installed at John Adams Academy in August.
The drones launch in seconds, give responders video, and can dispense pepper gel or confront an attacker.
Parents and neighbors raised ethical and legal concerns, saying the technology could harm children and raise liability.
The school also plans a School Resource Officer and armed staff as security measures.

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Commissioners removed the school’s $200,000 security funding request, yet Campus Guardian Angel drones will be installed at John Adams Academy in August.
The drones launch in seconds, give responders video, and can dispense pepper gel or confront an attacker.
Parents and neighbors raised ethical and legal concerns, saying the technology could harm children and raise liability.
The school also plans a School Resource Officer and armed staff as security measures.