As school
shootings happen more and more often, schools everywhere are looking to up
their security, including Ripley and Ravenswood high schools. A new security
system will be installed into the school during summer break. The school has a security system now, though
it is not as advanced compared to other schools. Identification cards are
required on your person and there are cameras all over campus and inside the
building. But, the high school has potential for a more secure environment; administrators
have taken notice and are making a safer change.
A company
called Mason and Berry did a security audit giving recommendations to the Board
of Education. They will install the system, costing close to $100,000. It will affect
nearly every inch of the school grounds, and its purpose will be solely to keep
students safe.
The
biggest changes planned consist of automatically locking exterior doors, a
waiting lobby for visitors, and gates that are constantly closed on each
entrance to campus. All exterior entrances to buildings will have monitoring
systems on them. There will be five minute delays during class changes before
the doors are set to lock again. If a student is tardy and stuck outside, they
must first go back to the main office by being buzzed in through the senior
doors, get a tardy slip and then go to class. If they go to the annex for
class, they must also be buzzed in through a door down there.
“It will
be a big change. It’s a logistical nightmare; we have five separate buildings
on campus and the students, teachers, and community will all have to be
retrained,” said Principal William Hosaflook.
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