Chippewa Valley to Hire Extra School Security, Explore Cost of Buzzer Entry System
Chippewa Valley Schools intends to place security guards at all its school buildings for the remainder of the 2012-13 academic year.
Security is changing once again in Chippewa Valley Schools, with plans now underway to place a security guard and possibly install a buzzer entry system at every school building in the district. On the Monday following the mass shooting in Newtown, CT, Chippewa Valley ordered all of its buildings into modified lockdown. This state of heightened security meant locked main entrances and interior classroom doors, cancellation of outdoor recess and the presence of greeters at each main door to check visitors’ photo identification. While Superintendent Ron Roberts said the majority of parents responded favorably to the increased security, he added that not all of these measures are sustainable or beneficial to student learning. He used the …
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jill
10:22 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
it all depends on WHO is watching the buzzer system. an office lady watching the buzzer/taking care of students needs/taking care of teachers needs/trying to do her computer work which entails bookeeping and pupil enrollment is WAY too busy to monitor the door as well. something has to give! they need to hire someone specifically to monitor the doors with the buzzer, like they do in the high … more ›