by Ashley Bower Sherry Cooper Kristen Cunningham Lockdown Please bullet no pun intended point what you do at your school during a lockdown We will share out in 2 minutes Why we chose this topic ID: 551908
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School Safety: An Outdated Solution to a New Problem
by Ashley Bower
Sherry Cooper
Kristen CunninghamSlide2
Lockdown
Please “bullet” (no pun intended) point what you do at your school during a lockdown.
We will share out in 2 minutes. Slide3
Why we chose this topic...Slide4
School Security
“Columbine, like the shootings at Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook Elementary School, also showed that supposed safe havens--schools--
sometimes are not. Perhaps that lingering revelation is the most frightening of all.”
-Julian KimbleSlide5
In the news
0 - 9
5 (2%)
10 - 19
168 (69%)
20 - 29
36 (15%)
30 - 39
12 (5%)
40 - 49
14 (6%)
50+
9 (4%)
Age of Shooters (U.S.)
Florida State Statistics
21 SHOOTINGS
since 1993
LAST SHOOTINGS
0 - 91 (8%)10 - 1910 (77%)20 - 291 (8%)30 - 390 (0%)40 - 491 (8%)50+0 (0%)
AGE OF SHOOTERS
Children ages 5-14 in America are 13x more likely to be murdered with guns as children in other industrialized countries (source:
David Hemenway
).Slide6
Closer to home… in Manatee
From the 2008-09 SESIR
There were
52 weapons possession offenses in the district reported to law enforcement:
From
17
different schools
(Elementary, Middle, High, and Charter)Slide7
Weapons Possession Means...
Code
Definition
E
Explosion,Incendiary/Poison
F
Firearm, Other
H
Handgun
K
Knife
O
Other Weapon
R
Rifle or Shotgun
UUnknown WeaponZNot ApplicableSlide8
Of these 52 violations
5 were firearms
and
4 of the 5 firearms were at our
middle schools
.Slide9
So how do we compare to the State?
Florida (on this same reporting year) had
127 firearms / 2463 weapons possessions
= 5.1 %Manatee had 5 firearms / 52 weapons possessions=
9.6 %
NOT SO GOOD!Slide10
Manatee’s Response to Newtown
“SWAT teams from the Manatee Sheriff's Office and Bradenton Police will inspect schools for security issues. The teams will examine windows, doors, locks, fences and security cameras for any potential breaches.”
“Due to school budget cuts, school resource officers were recently removed from all elementary schools in Manatee County.”Slide11
Scenario Activity
You are in the process of teaching when suddenly you hear gunfire. To make matters worse, one of your students is out using the restroom.
1. What are your actions at this point?
2. Who should you contact/call?3. Who is in charge?Slide12
Run Hide FightSlide13
We Do Not Hide
We Do Not Run
We Do Not Fight
WHAT IF WE...Slide14
Could this work in your classroom?
Slide15
Reflecting on the issue...Slide16
Our County’s New Plan
Goal #5
Establish a culture of safety and security with consistent procedures for all district facilities while maintaining a welcoming environmentSlide17
Strategic Objectives
-Controlled access to buildings and properties
-Expand maintenance capacity for systems and hard assets
-Increase site monitoring capacity
-Increase incident readiness
-Develop collaborative relationship with staff and law enforcementSlide18
Our Ideas for Change
Make the drills realistic, but do so safely.
(Test students and staff who are outside, during lunch, close off typical routes, locate safe points in each classroom, etc.)
Debrief the same days with students and teachers.
Provide more training for staff and students (during faculty meetings, tabletop exercises, documents for substitutes, etc.).
Address results and breaches during drills.
Resolve the issue of schools sharing an SRO.
Assess the school (windows, cameras, directions that doors open, screens).
Develop a communication system and clarify roles/responsibilites. Slide19
Thank you for watching!
Do you have any questions?