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Students and Staff; Safe and Secure January 14, 2013

S. S. S. S. Students and Staff; Safe and Secure January 14, 2013. Review of Events. Sandy Hook Elementary. Sandy Hook Elementary. Active shooter killed his mother at their home and proceeded to Sandy Hook Elementary. He was carrying an assault rifle and 2 handguns.

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Students and Staff; Safe and Secure January 14, 2013

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  1. S S S S • Students and Staff; Safe and Secure • January 14, 2013

  2. Review of Events Sandy Hook Elementary

  3. Sandy Hook Elementary • Active shooter killed his mother at their home and proceeded to Sandy Hook Elementary. • He was carrying an assault rifle and 2 handguns. • Classes were underway, with approx. 700 students in the building. • The front doors were locked when the shooter arrived.

  4. Sandy Hook Elementary • The shooter used the assault rifle to shoot an entrance into the building at 9:30am.

  5. Sandy Hook Elementary • The principal, assistant principal and school psychologist hear pops and move to investigate. • Only the assistant principal returned. • As announcements were being read, shots could be heard over the intercom at 9:30am. • Students were ushered into bathrooms and closets by staff. Others exited with students.

  6. Sandy Hook Elementary • The shooter went to the first 2 classrooms, which were kindergarteners and first graders. • The shooter shot all 14 students and a substitute teacher in one classroom. • The shooter shot 6 students and the teacher in the second classroom. • The teacher in the second classroom had hid most of her students away from the door.

  7. Sandy Hook Elementary • First responders arrived about 20 minutes after the first 911 call, which came in at 9:30am. • The shooter took his own life in a classroom as law enforcement officers approached. • Twenty students, ages 6 and 7, and six adults were killed at the school. • Police secured the building and took students and staff to an offsite location.

  8. Comparison • As with any school related violence, the safety coordinator reviews the information compared to the Raytown School District to look for areas of weakness and ways to improve. • Goals and recommendations are then made by the District Safety Task Force made up of patrons, staff, administrators, and first responders.

  9. Safety Measures Already In Place

  10. Safety Assessment • During the 2009-2010 school year the Safety Task Force had the company known as Safe Plans conduct a safety assessment. The assessment included the following: • Identify security risks and trends • Examine emergency plans and training and make specific recommendations • Identify solutions for equipment, personnel, and plans • Identify needs for protecting people, assets, and property • Improve ability to foresee and prevent injury and loss

  11. Safety Assessment • As a result, all of the safety related plans, equipment, and trainings brought about by the assessment have been implemented. • Additionally, the Safety Task Force continues to meet to set goals and evaluate those goals each year as a means to continue to improve safety within the District.

  12. Safety in Raytown Schools • Below are some items implemented. More detail can be found in the recent Safety and Security Program Evaluation presented to the Board in August, 2012. • Various and ongoing training (ex. Scenerios, “See something, say something”) • Security and crisis management plans for each building (developed by admin and 1st responders) • Quick reference guides (the 3 outs) • Security officers in MS and HS buildings

  13. Safety in Raytown Schools • Camera systems, integrated with 1st responders • Intercom upgrades and replacements • Implemented radios for redundancy • Panic buttons • Electronic Access Control on school building main entrances (bidding for additional entrances) • Classroom doors shut and locked during the school day • Site mapping of all buildings • ERIP (Emergency Response Information Portal) for all admin and first responders

  14. Safety in Raytown Schools • Upgraded bus cameras, looking into a live system • Good relationships with admin of 1st responders • 1st Responders conduct drills in building and buses • Employees can call 911 without fear of discipline • MOU’s with organizations for off-site shelter • ICS posts established for all buildings • Admin trained in conducting threat assessments • Visitor procedures requiring escorts • And many more

  15. Comparison Sandy Hook Elementary Raytown Schools

  16. Comparison • We have a similar front door electronic access control on our front doors as Sandy Hook. • The shooter shot through the glass to gain entry. • Raytown schools have similar glass doors on our main entries.

  17. Comparison • Sandy Hook had approximately 700 students in the building. • Each Raytown elementary school has 500 or less. • In theory, less students in a building provides for an easier account and faster evacuation.

  18. Comparison • Shots were heard over the intercom at Sandy Hook • Each building has an intercom in Raytown • Each building has two-way radios in the hands of admin and teaching staff as a redundancy • ICS teams are trained to simply state “there is a shooter in the building” (no codes as they are confusing)

  19. Comparison • At Sandy Hook students were ushered into bathrooms and closets to hide as well as evacuated • It is not known if classroom doors where in a shut and locked position before the shooting • At Raytown during a lockdown, students and staff are to hide away from doors and windows • Doors are already shut and locked during the school day

  20. Comparison • Quick reference guide notes the “3 Outs.” • Get out • Evacuate gathering areas such as the cafeteria, library, and gyms. Leave the facility and go to the off-site location (MOU with organizations for these locations) • Lock out • Shut and locked door, hide from view. • Take out • Push furniture against entry. Throw items if shooter attempts to enter.

  21. Comparison • It is not known if the substitute teacher at Sandy Hook knew to or attempted to hide students • All students and the substitute were shot • In Raytown our sub handbook notes to lockdown or evacuate the building and a quick reference guide is available in each room • A recommendation would be to update the sub handbook with the information from the quick reference guide and to go over this information during sub orientation

  22. Comparison • It is not known who made the first 911 call at Sandy Hook • All staff have permission to call 911 using their own judgment without fear of disciplinary action in Raytown • 1st Responders arrived about 20 minutes after the first 911 call • The average response time for 1st responders in Raytown is 3 minutes, 20 seconds • Raytown and KCMO have mutual aide for responding to this type of event

  23. Where we are with Safety • The 2009-2010 Safety Assessment evaluated from top to bottom, inside and out to determine the safety needs to the District. • All of the recommendations have been implemented in cooperation with 1st responders. • The Raytown School District is NIMS (National Incident Management System) compliant and uses the recommended ICS (Incident Command System) all hazard approach. • The safety of the district is continuously monitored by the Safety Task Force.

  24. Statistics • Number of school shooting per year: • 2000: 4 • 2001: 5 • 2002: 2 • 2003: 3 • 2004: 0 • 2005: 2 • 2006: 4 • 2007: 2 • 2008: 3 • 2009: 0 • 2010: 1 • 2011: 2 • 2012: 4 • There are about 99,000 schools in the United States • Chances of a school shooting • 1 in 53,295 • Chances of a school shooting at a high school • 1 in 21,000 • Chances of a school shooting at an elementary • 1 in 141,463 • Chances of dying in a car crash in 2013 • 1 in 7,775 Maximillian Wachtel, Ph.D. Forensic Psychology

  25. Recommendations • Recommendations that will be made are: • Continue training with staff (scenarios, threat assessment, surveillance, etc.) • Have admin review the quick reference guide with staff • Continue to practice lockdown drills with students • Have all of the new administrative interns trained in ICS • Staff should be held accountable for following safety procedures (ex. Make sure doors are shut and locked at all times) • Update substitute handbook and orientation

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