The carefree days of unsearched bookbags and open school campus' may be coming to an end in one North Central Florida county.

          The Marion County school board met to discuss a proposal to spend a little over 138-thousand dollars on school security last Thursday.

          Marion County School Board member Ron Crawford says, "If there are ways we can make our campus a little safer, then we need to take a look at it."

         The board decided to evaluate the school's weaknesses individually and then decide if gates, metal detectors, or cameras will help.

by Sarah Pusateri WCJB TV 20 News