DOE denies the school requested metal detectors. The school insists it did. Who’s lying? If the school did, it should be able to show the documentation and demonstrate who’s lying. Best not to jump to conclusions before facts are evident.
If you've ever been to that area of the Bronx, you'd be nuts to run a school without metal detectors. So yes, I believe that the principal asked for them and was denied. It is also true that DeBlASSio tried to have all metal detectors removed last year, because it looked bad and made the schools look dangerous (they ARE).