Legislators visit Charles City searching for school security model

Rep. Stan Gustafson, R-Cumming and Rep. Jim Carlin, R-Sioux City, take a walking tour of the Charles City Middle School with Superintendent Dr. Dan Cox in April 2017. Press photos by Kate Hayden

Charles City Buildings and Grounds Manager Jerry Mitchell shows Rep. Jim Carlin, R-Sioux City, how classroom doors lock from the inside as a school security measure.

Charles City Buildings and Grounds Manager Jerry Mitchell explains the district's use of key fobs to code district staff members access to certain buildings. Rep. Jim Carlin, R-Sioux City, sits to Mitchell's right.

Rep. Todd Prichard, D-Charles City, meets with the visiting legislators at the end of the middle school walking tour. From left: Prichard, Rep. Jim Carlin, R-Sioux City, Rep. Stan Gustafson, R-Cumming, and Superintendent Dr. Dan Cox.

Rep. Stan Gustafson, R-Cumming and Rep. Jim Carlin, R-Sioux City, take a walking tour of the Charles City Middle School with Superintendent Dr. Dan Cox.