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(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is doubling down on student safety nearly three weeks following a shooting on school grounds that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old student. Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones announced more than $2 million in funding for improving school building exteriors and boosting campus security as a result of the incident. On June 6, Garfield High School Junior Amarr Murphy-Paine was killed as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. Seattle police officers determined that an altercation took place on school grounds prior to the shooting at t…

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