School District Moves Forward With Proposed Safety Measures
What actions have school administrators taken since meeting with police and fire officials as well as community members in January?
A month and a half has passed since North Canton administrators met with police and fire officials as well as parents and other community members to discuss school safety and security. At that January town hall meeting inside Hoover Hall, a few safety suggestions rose to the top of the pile: lockdown training for students and teachers, the use of a radio system to better communicate throughout the buildings (and with police) during crises, and more intensive measures when allowing visitors into the school buildings. North Canton City Schools joined other schools across the country in identifying areas of concern in light of the Newtown, CT, school shootings that left 27 people dead in December. So, where does that all stand now in North …
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Nikki Brobson
12:28 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
First of all ... I don't think the shooter will stop at the front desk and hand over his ID! That is not a tactic that will reduce the deaths and injuries when a shooter invades the building. I think having bullet-proof doors with reinforced locks and door jambs would be a much better choice for that. Also, having increased police presence during drop-off and pick-up times is great but what … more ›