{"id":14874,"date":"2023-09-06T10:14:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=14874"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:38:59","slug":"podcast-keeping-k-12-students-safe-demands-a-holistic-security-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/podcast-keeping-k-12-students-safe-demands-a-holistic-security-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Keeping K-12 students safe demands a holistic approach to school security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holistic security considerations for K-12 school design are examined in this 17-minute episode featuring Ryan Searles, IMEG\u2019s security consulting group leader. Ryan spends an average of three weeks of each month traveling the country presenting at conferences or training organizations in crisis management, active shooter mitigation, and other security preparedness\u2014with a growing number of school districts seeking his team\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe keep seeing a rise in violence in the United States and more violent events occurring at places of education,\u201d says Ryan. \u201cIn K-12, particularly, it’s really about what we can do to mitigate it from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to getting involved earlier in the design phase of new facilities, Ryan and his team are also conducting an increasing number of security assessments of existing schools, providing answers to such questions as, \u201cWhat do we have in place? What are we doing right? Where are our gaps and where are our vulnerabilities? How do we fix those?\u201d The most effective security design and emergency preparedness takes a blended, holistic approach, Ryan says, and includes not only physical William Hill online bettingand technology design aspects but also \u201cthe human aspect\u201d\u2014training, drills and rehearsals for staff and students, as well as proactive threat assessments of individuals and being vigilant about watching for early warning signs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve been a very reactive culture in the United States with school security and safety. We can’t do that anymore\u2014that’s become very apparent and has a lot to do with my team being so busy. Schools are reaching out saying, \u2018Come show us what we need to do to keep these kids safe.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n

Ryan Searles will present “Security Considerations for School Design” at 8:15 a.m. Oct. 13 at the Association for Learning Environments’ National Conference, LearningSCAPES 2023, in Chicago. <\/em>Learn more.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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