Security Special Section
Reducing the Risks
School security measures that can help reduce the risks
of terrorism while also reducing
the risks of other types of school
security incidents:
- School safety web training systems
- Visitor management software
- Properly trained and armed school
security and/or law enforcement
personnel assigned to schools
- Training in pattern matching
and recognition
- Involvement of law enforcement,
fire service, emergency
management and public health
officials in school crisis planning
- External school security
assessments conducted by a firm
with anti-terrorist qualifications
- Proximity card systems
- Training in visual weapons screening
- Security laminate film
- Drills which require independent
judgement of staff
- Ballistic laminate film
for key glass areas
- Duress button systems
- Virtual tours of school facilities
for use in emergency situations
- Emergency notification systems
- Portable radios for key staff
- Fencing
- External numbering of doors
- The use of Knox boxes to
provide keys to first responders
- Thoughtfully implemented
school security camera systems
This article originally appeared in the June 2016 issue of School Planning & Management.