Southern hospitality may be alive and well in much of North Carolina, but safety precedes manners at Buncombe County Public Schools.

For Joseph Hough, district assistant superintendent of auxiliary services and school safety and a 2024 Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, access control has always been a priority. Over the years, he has implemented several inexpensive -- and even some free -- access control programs or systems that revolve around student and staff training.

Hough shares two inexpensive trainings he has introduced to both students and teachers as well as:

• Insights into the district's massive front office reconfiguration project (1:14)
• The challenges that came with installing double vestibules in 30 schools (05:15)
• How the project was funded and how the district decided which schools to start with (06:44)
• Impacts seen since the start of the project (11:07)
• How his military background helps him do his job (20:27)

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