Increased Security Coming Soon to Rochester Schools
Video intercom systems on the front entryways and card-reader access systems on the rest of the doors are the start of a long-term discussion of safety in the school buildings.
Rochester Community Schools will spend $179,000 to increase security in 19 buildings across the school district. And school leaders say the security enhancements, approved earlier this week, are only the start of a long-term discussion on school safety in the district. "This is the beginning of a significant amount of investment in security," Rochester's Assistant Superintendent of Business Dan Romzek told Board of Education members on Monday night. The changes are under way less than two months after the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut forced school communities to rethink security measures. Here's a look at what's changing in Rochester — and how the changes compare with what's happening in other Oakland …
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Linda
3:20 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
While the security system at Sandy Hook Elementary did not stop the intruder from entering the building, it did give the school staff extra seconds. Because he did not enter the building silently, as he would have without the system, it gave them enough time to turn the intercom system on so that teachers and staff throughout the building could hear what was happening and immediately activate … more ›