inter-office collaboration , the WVDE has adopted the West Virginia Tiered System of Support , which provides a framework that supports the whole child . The three components of academics , behavior and mental health are supported by family and community , culture and climate and leadership .”
In addition to the state ’ s school safety initiative , more than 50 West Virginia schools are implementing a live video analytics platform called ROC Watch that they will use to identify visitors and help administrators manage building access before guests enter the school ’ s front office .
Through a fast , easy mobile enrollment process , staff and visitors set up a profile within a virtual badgeless visitor management system stored locally with each school .
“ At present , 54 schools across West Virginia are under contract ,” says Scott Swann , CEO of Rank One Computing , the company behind the program . “ We have not yet rolled out the technology to all of these locations . Marion County was the first , earliest adopter , and Putnam County followed soon after .”
While it ’ s impossible to predict violence occurring , we can never be overprepared when it comes to the safety of West Virginia students and school employees . •
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