Should the deadly school shooting in Texas on Tuesday prompt more funding for Utah classroom security?
The Bountiful lawmaker said at the time that the Parkland murders should prompt Utah to hire more campus police officers, retrofit old schools to be more secure, and add more locks, better cameras, bigger fences — and more counselors.
Some schools in the state, for instance, lock all doors and have doorbells and video cameras at entrances. They funnel visitors there for screening before they can come inside. Those have to be created in coordination with local fire and law enforcement officials, Larsen noted. It’s not specified how many lockdowns for violence — what some refer to as an active shooter drill — must be held. But a school district is supposed to work those into the schedule.
But he also acknowledged they can be traumatic, especially for younger kids. He said schools are told not to create or add any drama to the drills, such as having someone dress up as a shooter and walk around the school . Administrators are not supposed to make any sort of scenario, but instead just focus on the proper procedure.
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