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Safety & Security in ChesterfieldSchool Board Safety Task Force - April 24, 2018

Donald R. Green, CPP Safety & Security Manager

Schools are Safe

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School mass violence attacks are very rare:

● Extremely Low Probability - Extremely High Impact● 60 Million / 60 Thousand kids go to school and come home every day● More children are murdered every year by their parents than in all mass

killings since 1966 - 500/176 (CNN; Washington Post)● 2015 suicides - ages 4-15: 413; ages 15-24: 5,491 (CDC)● Most children will go K-12 never seeing anything more violent than a fist fight● Most teachers will go their entire career and never be exposed to mass

violence● Any guesses on how many K-12 school attacks with 5 or more killings?

Schools are Safe

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School mass violence attacks are very rare:

● Extremely Low Probability - Extremely High Impact● 60 Million / 60 Thousand kids go to school and come home every day● More children are murdered every year by their parents than in all mass

killings since 1966 - 500/176 (CNN; Washington Post)● 2015 suicides - ages 4-15: 413; ages 15-24: 5,491 (CDC)● Most children will go K-12 never seeing anything more violent than a fist fight.● Most teachers will go their entire career and never be exposed to mass

violence● K-12 5+ killings: 1674, 1898, 1927, 1940, 1958, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006,

2012, 2014, 2018

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How We Got Here

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With every attack, we learn and change● Enoch Brown School, 1764 - First One● Bath Consolidated School, 1927 - IED, VBIED● Our Lady of the Angels School, 1958 - Arson,

Fire Alarms, Construction/Design, Fire Drills● UT Tower, 1966 - SWAT● Pearl HS, 1997 - Armed School Staff, Bullying,

Warnings● Columbine HS, 1999 - Active Shooters, Police

Response, Suicide, Lockdown● Red Lake HS, 2005 - Metal Detectors● Va. Tech, 2007 - Barricades, R-H-F● Sandy Hook ES, 2012 - R-H-F, Calls for Action● Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS, 2018 - Calls

for Action

How We Got Here

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Systems Currently in Place● Central oversight through the Office of Safety &

Security○ Cooperation with:

■ CCPD■ CCFEMS/Emergency Management■ CC Office of Risk Management

● School Tools○ Threat Assessment○ School Safety Teams○ Infrastructure Inspections and

Improvements○ Drills & Exercises

Current State

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Office of Safety & Security - Operations Division● Manager● Asst. Manager● Program Tech● Electronic Security Technicians (2)● Locksmiths (3)● School Security Officers - High Schools (15)

Work closely with CCPD Child Safety Unit● Captain● Lieutenant● Sergeants (4)● Child Safety Coordinator● SROs (30)● Child Safety Officers/Crossing Guards (21)

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Current State

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Roles and Responsibilities● Raptor ● Volunteer background checks● Employee ID cards● Electronic access control systems● Camera surveillance systems● Locks and door hardware● SSO training, equipment, and strategic oversight● Triennial and annual school safety inspections● Key control compliance● School Crisis & Emergency Management Plans● School crisis drills and exercise compliance● Provide support and advice to principals during unusual

situations● Evaluate traffic, fencing, and other concerns● Specify security infrastructure for new construction and

renovations

● Respond to potential and emergent crises○ Mass violence threats○ Bomb threats○ Fires○ Disruptive parents and visitors○ Potentially volatile terminations○ Community violence or danger near schools

● School point of contact for local, state, and federal public safety agencies and organizations

● Staff the county Emergency Operations Center duties during weather and other potential disasters

● Assist Risk Management, Internal Audit, Human Resources, and division leadership with certain investigations

● Interagency Safety Committee● Train staff on emergency response protocols

ALARM Active Shooter Response Protocol

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New CCPS Protocol:

A.L.A.R.M.● Active Response● Lockdown with Barricade● Alert Others● Run● Make a Decision and Act on it!

ALARM Active Shooter Response Protocol

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It is widely accepted that “traditional” lockdown response is unsafe and has contributed to higher victim counts in mass killing attacks.

CCPS began implementing A.L.A.R.M. this school year.

It is a multi-year process to change long-standing behavior● Introductory training● Drills● Faculty discussions● On-line module● Train the Trainer/Response Facilitator Program

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Working Group #2 - School Safety

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Topics for consideration● Role of the Office of Safety & Security● Role of School Security Officers

○ Current unarmed SSOs○ Potential for Armed SSOs (former law

enforcement officers)● Crisis and Emergency Management Planning

○ Cloud/BYOD access○ Training○ Exercising

● Safety training for students, staff, and families

● Technology○ Visitor management and volunteer

screening○ Surveillance systems○ Access control○ Metal detectors○ Mass notification

● Traffic management○ Drop off/Pick up○ Signage○ Crossing guards

● Policy and/or legislative recommendations

Working Group #2 - School Safety

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Process● 3-6 Group meetings● Subcommittee meetings/communicating

individually● Draft white paper/recommendations list

complete by Aug. 15● Present final white paper/recommendations list

to Task Force at Sept. 19 meeting● Use the Interagency Safety Committee to

oversee implementation

Composition● Chair - Dianne Smith● Facilitators

○ Donald Green○ Joe Tylus○ Emily Ashley○ Jason Seamster

● Group Members○ Jim Lupacchino○ Mark Snipes○ Sabrina Adams○ Jennifer Porter○ Leah Claudio○ Venson Wallin○ Jeff Butler○ Amrah O’Donnell○ Pete Landergan○ Angie Trueblood

Safety & Security in ChesterfieldSchool Board Safety Task Force - April 24, 2018

Donald R. Green, CPP Safety & Security Manager