Security and Public Safety Consulting and Management
Security and Public Safety Consulting and Management

School Security and Safety

 

 

Unfortunately, many school districts do not have a lot of money to provide adequate security.  In many other cases, money allotted for security is spent in a wasteful manner, leaving children and school staff at risk.

 

Many school districts spend a lot of money on emergency management, which is good. However, prevention (being proactive) is equally important. An ideal security plan would have a good emergency management  plan that never has to be enacted.

 

In the wake of recent events, unfortunately, we need to start looking at these security issues as we do terrorism, in that in most cases, we do not know who is going to do what, where, when or how. Those that wish to cause harm only have to get it right once, but we have to get it right every time.

 

The goal is to make our schools unassailable. Additionally, the insider threat, as well as other acts of violence stemming from issues such as bullying, family problems, divorce, custody battles, etc. must be addressed. Our schools need an all-encompassing security plan with a full-service security department.

 

We have been rather discouraged to watch and read about "experts" and their suggestions for securing our schools. Surprisingly, none have them have mentioned a basic concept of security, and that is the concentric layered security approach, the use of technology and communication systems, or the fact that many campuses are open and have no physical barriers. In many cases, there are multiple buildings.

 

Train like you work, and work like you train. There are so many different scenarios that can play out and a security staff needs to be prepared. What if a student (or even a teacher, other staff, or an administrator) brings a weapon to school (the insider threat)? Or if there are more than one assailant? What if an insider is working with someone on the outside? What about sporting events and other events (inside or outside)? Medical emergencies, fights, or other disturbances? There is a long list of threats, not just someone getting in to start shooting.

 

Good training, policies and procedures is essential. "The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable"-Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar said of Sun Tzu.

 

Access control and perimeter security are only two parts of many. Additionally, school resource officers and police officers are not the solution, but only one part of the solution. Many schools do not have close proximity security aside from lockdown procedures, and in the event of an incident, the schools have to wait for law enforcement to arrive and locate and engage the suspect. The problem with this is that by the time law enforcement arrives, much of the damage is already done.

 

Security officers are only as good as their training and the policies implimented allowing them the full benefit that the laws extend to them.  If not properly trained, especially those who are armed, it could create a greater risk rather than controlling or eliminating the incident.

 

 

Contact Us 

Before hiring a security company, alarm response, patrol company or any other security vendors, contact us for an evaluation.

 

Security companies will take advantage of someone if they feel that that person doesn't know much about security. In addition, many security companies advertise security consulting however; their only goal is to place their security guards and install their equipment in an effort to make a larger profit.

 

In so many cases, security guards have little to no training which places a potential liability to their clients. 

 

 

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