Those are things that are less visible and invisible, but they’re most effective.” “It’s a lot harder to point to the value of training your staff. “People want visible, tangible things,” Trump said. And those who did may not have taken it seriously, the Legislature’s report said: The school sent out frequent alerts related to Border Patrol car chases in the area. But not all teachers received it because of poor Wi-Fi or phones that were turned off or in a drawer, according to an investigation by the Texas Legislature. Robb Elementary School had implemented an alert app, and when an attacker approached the school, a school employee did send a lockdown alert. The attack in Uvalde illustrated the shortcomings of panic-alert systems. Instead, he said, schools should focus on making sure teachers are implementing basic safety protocols such as ensuring doors aren’t propped open. It’s “security theater,” said Ken Trump, president of the National School Safety and Security Services. The spending spree includes metal detectors, security cameras, vehicle barriers, alarm systems, clear backpacks, bullet-resistant glass and door-locking systems.Ĭritics say school officials are scrambling to show action - any action - to worried parents ahead of the new school year, but in their haste may be emphasizing the wrong things. Multiple states now mandate or encourage the buttons, and a growing number of districts are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per school for them - part of a widespread scramble to beef up school security and prevent the next tragedy. And then it puts everybody else on high alert.” “They can hit a button and, OK, we know something’s wrong, you know, really wrong. “Time is of the essence,” said Lee, whose son helped barricade a classroom door and watched police enter his school with guns drawn. The technology, featuring wearable panic buttons or mobile phone apps, enables teachers to notify each other and police in the event of an emergency. She said she was “absolutely” reassured when she learned her district had since purchased one of the panic-alert systems gaining traction nationwide amid a surge in school violence that includes shootings and fights.
Then weeks later, she wept for the parents in Uvalde, Texas, who were forced to bury their children after the massacre there in May.
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