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School Safety Upgrades and Perceptions of Safety Protocols in Prevention of School Shootings
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School Safety Upgrades and Perceptions of Safety Protocols in Prevention of School Shootings
Yazar:
Jagodzinski, Cain, author.
ISBN:
9780438013858
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1 electronic resource (185 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Rosemary Papa Committee members: Richard Brown; Walter Delecki; Patrick Sweeney.
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The prevalence of school shootings and the uncertainty of how to prevent or protect schools was the basis for the selection of this topic. The examination of safety upgrades and protocols, and whether they are perceived as positive or negative, essential or non-essential, effective or ineffective, was done to help guide school districts as they develop a safety plan. This study was conducted in a small suburban school district in Arizona that recently upgraded security mechanisms at each of its campuses. The district is comprised of about 1500 students in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, that attend one of three district schools. The participants in this study included three groups within the district; parents, teachers, and support staff. The researcher collected both quantitative data and qualitative data to gauge the perceptions of school violence prevention. A survey was used to gather responses from parents, teachers, and support staff on how they perceived specific upgrades and protocols. The survey collected demographic data and consisted of six parts that specifically examined familiarity with upgrades, and whether each upgrade was viewed as essential or effective. Means and standard deviations were computed, and findings are presented in chapter four. To delve deeper into the perceptions of each group studied, multiple focus group sessions were also conducted. The data collected were coded and themes were identified and presented in chapter four.
The primary findings suggested that all three groups of stakeholders in the district believed that emergency response plans were the most critical, followed by the presence of school resource officers, and the installation of ballistic glass throughout the school. Survey responses and focus group sessions clearly delineated that parents, teachers and support staff viewed emergency response planning as the centerpiece to school safety. School resource officers (SRO) were viewed by the participants as positive, essential and effective in prevention of school shootings. In fact, focus group sessions revealed that all stakeholders believe they are key to overall school safety and that there should be an SRO assigned to each campus, and two assigned to the high school. Ballistic glass was recently installed in all district schools and through that interaction in each entrance lobby, participants of the study mentioned the glass frequently with several stakeholders perceiving it as positive, essential and effective. Focus group participants felt the lobby renovations, which included large sections of ballistic glass, provided a barrier that ensured safety and deterred possible violence.
This study provides recommendations for school districts to consider when planning to upgrade school facilities and/or emergency response protocols. These recommendations are presented in Chapter 5 and are based off the data collected in this mixed-methods study. The following recommendations were viewed by the sample as areas that should be considered by all schools:
1. Consider having local police and emergency response personnel conduct a vulnerability assessment on each campus within a school district. Vulnerability assessments allow experts in the field to help school leadership plan and upgrade their facilities and their protocols.
2. Consider increasing the number of lockdown drills that are completed each year. In doing so, consider varying each lockdown drill to ensure that they address realistic situations that are unique to the site. For example, have a lockdown drill during a fire drill. Increase trainings for these situations by hosting professional development opportunities, parent forums, and training videos for students.
3. Eliminate multiple entry points at school sites and provide a single-entry point that is upgraded with ballistic glass, ballistic drywall, a buzzer system for doors, and motion detection cameras that record all interactions.
4. Consider acquiring a weapon sniffing dog that is on duty at the main entry to the school and patrols the campus throughout the day, especially at sites that are open and have outside hallways and meeting places. Ensure that the dog is trained to attack an active shooter, which will provide additional time for police response.
5. Consider meeting with the local fire department to discuss upgrading fire drill protocols. Inquire with local fire personnel about the possibility of changing the immediate evacuation protocol and consider evacuation after school administration has had an opportunity to investigate the situation. Train staff to use common sense and check their surroundings for a fire before making a decision to evacuate or stay in the classroom.
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