Panic Alarms, Safer Locks Installed in Valley View Schools
The installation of the new security devices in Valley View School District 365U schools will be complete in the spring.
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Panic Alarms, Safer Locks Installed in Valley View Schools
The installation of the new security devices in Valley View School District 365U schools will be complete in the spring.
Valley View School District 365U has begun the process of upgrading security in all of its schools by installing buzzer entry systems, panic alarms, and intruder lock hardware and key tracking software. Sign up for our free, daily e-newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. “In light of the events in Newtown, Connecticut in December, it is more important now than ever that we have these systems in place,” said Mike Lopez, Director of Facility Operations for VVSD in a release. Since the incident in Newtown, VVSD Superintendent Dr. James Mitchem has ordered that the entrance doors in all 22 VVSD school offices remain locked during the school day. In most cases that has meant office personnel must get up from their desks each time to …
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Valley View Begins School Safety and Security Audits
Examiners looked at overall building security, the school's emergency response plan, bus procedures and more.
The first of what will be 22 safety and security audits in Valley View School District 365U schools took place Friday at Hermansen Elementary School in Romeoville. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. “For the most part, everything was pretty safe and secure,” said VVSD School Safety Coordinator Leroy Brown who led a team of five examiners that spent several hours at Hermansen. “There were several minor issues which will be brought to the school’s attention in the next few days so they can be corrected as quickly as possible.” The examiners went through a state-prepared list of more than 300 questions with school administrators, looking for areas of strength and weakness before …
Tim Smith
2:50 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Lol people are just never happy. Just saying tho, even if you give someone a good once over dosent mean they dont have a concealed weapon.... more ›