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"The children we serve are probably in the safest place they can be when they're in school."
-- Dr. Willie Mott, Assistant Superintendent for Facilities and Operations, Jackson Public Schools
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These days, security weighs heavily on the minds of educators. It's a complex issue, because schools are public buildings, and the public needs to have access to them. But students have to be protected from predators, other students, or feuding parents. Adults sometimes have to be protected from students or unauthorized visitors. Students, teachers, and other school personnel all need to be protected: inside and outside of buildings, on buses, in classrooms and hallways, cafeterias, and gymnasiums. It's a complex security problem.
And then there is the issue of property. Theft and vandalism can take a huge toll on school budgets; insurance premiums won't replace everything, and what isn't covered comes out of the district's pocket.
Jackson Public Schools already has on-site security officers and security cameras in critical locations. But there's more they want to do to make Jackson's schools safe and secure. Moving to an on-line security system will allow JPS to centralize security monitoring. Video cameras, door alarms, and motion detectors all can be tied together, run over the same lines, and piped simultaneously to the Central Monitor and to police and fire departments. Jackson Public Schools is currently evaluating proposals to make its schools the safest place to be.
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"It's not just the cost of replacing stolen things; it's instructional time lost; it's higher insurance rates; it's the time to fill out the break-in report and order and install new equipment; it's employees you don't have because they don't feel safe. All these are resources lost."
--- Dr. Willie Mott, Assistant Superintendent for Facilities and Operations, Jackson Public Schools |
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