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February 2019 - Edition 32
The unfortunate re-
ality
There is no doubt that
schools and campuses
should be safe havens
where students can learn
and engage freely and
openly.
Yet, despite increased
awareness on subjects like bullying,
proper social media usage to better ac-
cess to mental health services, the ques-
tion remains “are schools, in fact, saf-
er?”
We should not rule out anything
when it comes to ensuring the
safety of our children, teachers and
administrators.
While we know that unfortunately noth-
ing can guarantee 100 percent safety,
when multiple layers or solutions are
A multi-layered approach
used we achieve better results on safety
For schools and other secured environ- and violence prevention.
ments, evidence points to positive trends
in safety when a broad, all-inclusive Firstly, when considering a physical se-
plan of overlapping layers of physical curity approach, educators must take
security is used in combination with oth- into consideration the unique environ-
ment, traffic, population and cam-
er programs.
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Where do we need to go from here?