Campuses in Cabell County, West Virginia, have bolstered their safety methods to secure school entrances
- By Jessica Davis
- March 13, 2019
“Our parents and our community trust us with 3,000 students every day, and with those students, we are there to educate them, but at the same time, our students and our staff - the number one priority is to keep them safe,” said Barry Waller, Superintendent of Toombs County Schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 08, 2019
The vestibule will have an access button on the door itself as well as in the school office. Staff members with a building access card will be able to enter the campus, while other visitors will have to be authenticated before gaining access to student and staff areas.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 07, 2019
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute is now using a key fob entry system for interior doors. The schools already required a swipe card with the user’s photo and job title for access to exterior doors.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 04, 2019
The changes to security include a new door lock schedule. All exterior doors on both the north and south campuses of the high school will be locked until 7 a.m. on school days. After 7 a.m., six entrances to the campuses will be open for students to enter, and doors will be locked again when classes start at 8:20 a.m.
- By Jessica Davis
- February 26, 2019
Jones Elementary School now has a locked entryway that serves as a secure room for visitors to campus looking to be buzzed into the school. The entryway is locked off from the school itself.
- By Jessica Davis
- February 19, 2019
“By doing the security upgrades, we are just limiting access to anyone unless they really truly need to come into the building," Pikeland School District Superintendent Paula Hawley said.
- By Jessica Davis
- February 19, 2019
The Raptor system is operated by the school’s security monitor and checks visitor’s state-issued IDs against national sex offender databases.
- By Jessica Davis
- February 04, 2019
Walking around college campuses and universities it is commonplace to see students walking to and from classes, studying in the library, and now playing Fortnite in the student center with their free time.
- By Nils Wahlander
- February 01, 2019