CLEVELAND — Euclid High School said it's taking an all hands-on deck approach to security at its football games.

What You Need To Know

  • Euclid High School superintendent speaks on safety measures after football games

  • Euclid Police Department said it won't discuss details of shooting that left one teen dead

  • Community member recalls safer childhood in Euclid

Greg Lawrence celebrated 32-years at his coffee shop in Euclid.

"I grew up here, I’m a lifer, and I used to come into this very shop when it was a different business way back when when I was a kid," he said.

But he said life was different when he was a kid, and he's noticed an uptick in gun violence in his hometown, something that was almost nonexistent years ago.

"I’m disappointed I’m sad that this kind of violence can occur," he said.

That violence included a shooting two weeks ago in a neighborhood near Euclid High School, about an hour after the game. One teen died and several more were hurt. Euclid police said the victim and the suspect are not Euclid High School students, but students were involved. Because of that, the district is taking significant steps to enhance safety during and after games.

"We have police officers that are on the game, we have the city actually patrols around campus, but we also have our own security teams throughout our facilities, at the game, we have the evolve weapons detection system, it’s the same system used at the Cavs, Browns, Guardians (Games)," he said.

The superintendent said the school will do its part during and even after the game, but added that at some point, it’s the city and police department that will have to take over.

"After a certain amount of time when the event is over we turn it over to the city and the police, they handle things from there, so there is only a certain level the school can actually run, because we cannot police the streets that’s a police matter," he said.