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2 comments:
Good work on getting the board to send the current (so called) security design back to committee.
We can not afford to look at improving security with technology alone. By getting distracted by installing proprietary technology, LPS has skipped a few steps in developing a logical security plan. Technology is changing far to quickly to invest in exclusively in any manufacturer's system. IP and software based open systems technology ensures that we can conduct many pilot programs when we have identified a priority project.
Before we buy any technology, LPS needs to make sure we all understand threats. First steps first! Take the least costly and necessary first steps, such as conducting security audits, and educating students and staff to be more alert and pay attention to what is going on around them. We need to improve interpersonal communications.
The safety and security of our children, our families, our district employees, our vehicles, and our facilities faces threats from far more than terrorism. Accidents, assaults, abductions, theft, insurance liability, and vandalism are far more likely to reek havoc on the LPS community than any weapon of mass distraction.
It is extremely important for LPS and the board to conduct a thorough threat assessment along the lines of the SCHOOL SAFETY AUDIT CHECKLIST published on the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS).
These common sense questions are so basic and practical that LPS should draft the children to conduct the audits as class projects. This will also provide students with practical training if they have any thoughts of joining the rapidly expanding security market. All security investments first and foremost require honest and focused threat assessments.
If we intend to truly make this world safer for our children, we will do all we can to arm them with the knowledge of how to identify, reduce, and respond to modern threats.
I was amused when your fellow board member congratulated the PTA for actually "asking the kids what they want" ... "no one does that anymore." To think asking people what they want is now being applauded and recognized is a sad commentary on modern America.
That statement sums up what seems to be at the root of so many of our problems. The people don't ask too many questions. Leaders don't ask the people what they want. Leaders don't ask the right questions. They just give the people what they feel the people want.
I applaud you for asking good, tough questions.
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