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KUSD Controlled Entrance Update

Mar. 15, 2026 10:15a

(WGTD)---Plans are on track to have controlled entrances in place at all Kenosha Unified schools by the next school year.

Seven schools currently have only a limited ability to restrict visitor access when classes are in session because their main offices are not close to exterior walls and entrances.  

A referendum that included funding for $10 million worth of remodeling failed last year. But recent safety-related incidents prompted the school board to restart the planning process and find alternative funding sources. 

Various factors have combined to enable administration to drop the projected cost estimate by $2.5 million. It's also recommending that the district dip into its reserves to finance the recalculated $7.5 cost.   

The school board got an update on the plans last week.

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