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SCHOOL SECURITY AND SAFETY

Metropolitan Security & investigation will create and maintain an environment in which your
students, staff and parents feel safe and secure and ready to learn and grow?

MSI will implement a level of physical and procedural security and safety that will properly
address your risks and vulnerabilities.

MSI will balance your need to be a welcoming community asset against your duty to properly
and reasonably protect your students, staff and assets.

Developing, implementing and managing a school security program that provides a safe
school environment including the needed level of control and protection while maintaining or
improving the desired levels of accessibility, service and satisfaction is a challenge.

Metropolitan Security & Investigation will focus upon your unique culture, values, history,
location, composition, risks, vulnerabilities, threats and budgets. We know that it is
particularly essential to elicit the support for, understanding of, and involvement in security
by all staff, parents and even the community.

Our support to schools includes:

School Security and Safety Assessments or Surveys

Assessments typically involve:

Interviewing key staff including administrative/district staff, principals, custodians, teachers,
secretaries/receptionists, police liaison officers, local law enforcement representatives, etc.

Touring and observing the schools functioning, including evening reviews of lighting
Reviewing relevant materials including security and safety policies and procedures,
emergency and crisis plans and procedures, HR policies, incident reports, post orders,
contracts, past audits and assessments, etc.

. Optionally conducting Team Risk Assessment Workshops
. Emergency Response and Crisis Management Planning to include drill and response
procedures for intruders and attackers
. Staff, Student and/or Parent Security Awareness Training
. Violence Prevention, Mitigation and Response Planning and Training
. Development of School and District Security and Safety Policies, Plans and Procedures
. Development of Self-Assessment and ongoing School Security and Safety Audit
Methodologies
. The providing of ongoing security support on a retainer basis (The Virtual Security Manager)

We consider school security and safety issues including:

. Access Control (before, during and after class hours, as well as evening and weekend usage)
. Emergency and Crisis Planning and Response (including Bomb Threat, Threat Management, and
Intruder Responses and Drills)
. Visitor Control
. Identification Procedures
. Policies and Procedures
. Student, Staff and Parent Awareness and Involvement
. Prevention, Mitigation and Response to Threatening and Violent Behavior
. Internal and External Protection Measures
. Communications
. Detection, Duress, Contraband Detection, etc.
. Law Enforcement Liaison
. Investigative Procedures
. Security Staffing
. Background Screening Etc.

Critical assets to consider in your school security planning may include:

. Students
. Staff
. Parents, Visitors, Contractors/Vendors, etc.
. Private Information
. Equipment such as PC's, AV, etc.
. Food, Supplies, Cash, Books, Chemicals, etc.
. The Building (against vandalism, grafitti, etc.)
. Vehicles Etc.

We can assist, no matter the size of your school or district. Many school districts have found
that it is worthwhile and cost effective to periodically obtain an objective outside perspective
on their security program to confirm that it still properly and effectively addresses the true
risks, threats, vulnerabilities and liabilities.