D161 Continues Post-Sandy Hook Security Discussions
The Summit Hill School Board addressed safety-related topics such as messaging software, background checks, lockdown permissions, security levels and building entry accessibility at a meeting on Wednesday.
The Summit Hill School District Board of Education continued to discuss various approaches to improving school security at a meeting Wednesday evening at Dr. Julian Rogus Elementary School. The board voted to approve a contract for new emergency messaging software within the district. The new system, which cost approximately $5,100, will allow district officials to issue security notifications via phone and to send messages to specific groups. The software will be in place and operating within the next two weeks. The board also discussed using software by Raptor Technologies to conduct background checks on district visitors. The software was recently implemented into day-to-day security procedures in Summit Hill’s neighboring school …
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Anna Schier
12:58 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Hi John Bruno, I talked to Superintendent Rains last night and have an answer to your question about the destruction of closed session minutes. Ms. Rains told me that destroying those minutes is fairly common practice. The district reviews the minutes every 18 months, pulls anything that should be kept on record for legal reasons, and destroys everything else. Thanks! Anna more ›