It's becoming less and less common ... to see voting going on in schools with students present," National School Safety and Security Services president Kenneth Trump told Axios.
Then on one or two days a year, we open the doors to anyone and everyone, not knowing who's there or who may have ill intentions," he added.
By the very nature of it, it just increases the risk by the fact that you're opening your doors," he said. "You have all the additional logistics, the management, and one more point to add to an already busy day for school principal or school safety officials.
Commissioner Benjamin Hovland, of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, told Axios that while there is growing concern over polling sites at schools, it's not a new issue and has been so for at least a decade.
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