West Side Telecommunications representatives Georgette Adams and Anthony Maholic spoke before the BOE this week, proposing that the school system’s current phones be replaced with a new updated system and software.

The company, based out of Morgantown, conducted a needs assessment on the current phone system. Maholic stated in the report there are old wiring and faulty wiring issues within the system, leading to spotty or problematic service.

Maholic also said some of the phones are outdated phones and obsolete, making it hard to find parts for them. Some of these phones lack necessary features like caller ID or voicemail.

“The problems that we found with the systems in the school is the reliability side and the security side,” Maholic stated.

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Adams noted some of the phones at the schools are 14 to 15 years old.

The school system’s student support services official, Mike Ferguson, said he favored hiring West Side Telecommunications after a thorough evaluation of the company and its offerings.

Ferguson said the school system needs a new and safer phone system that links all the schools.