Saturday, October 30, 1999
Government offers handbook for school security
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A new government handbook allows administrators and law-enforcement officials to analyze a school's vulnerability to violence and suggests technologies to deter problems.
The guide, developed at the Energy Department's nuclear weapons laboratory in Sandia, N.M., will be available on the Internet beginning Monday.
The guide is entitled The Appropriate and Effective Use of Security Technologies in U.S. Schools. It will be available on the Department of Energy's Web site: http://www.doe.gov/
schoolsecurity/pdf.htm.
It provides practical tips on protecting buildings and grounds and gives advice on purchase of equipment for video surveillance, weapons detection, entry control and duress alarms.
The handbook says it is “imperative” that security personnel be involved in designing any new school.
Careful attention should be paid to seemingly minor issues such as broken windows or litter because they can leave the impression of a problem school, the handbook says.
A paramount concern should be controlling the access of students, parents, employees and visitors. The guide suggests that “to best control a school building,” the number of entrances “must be severely limited.”
And every school “needs a well-thought-out annually updated crisis plan, with regular training for all those who might be involved.”
The report strongly urges the use of video cameras and closed circuit television systems to enhance peace of mind, deter potential problems and keep outsiders away.
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