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  1. rmayhan

    School safety is of utmost importance as the number of school shootings has escalated since Columbine. However, how we prepare to an active shooter has to be considered as was mentioned in this research paper. There is no actual way to prepare. However with ongoing training and professional development in school safety, the fear slightly diminishes. This past spring, we had our last training for the year in school safety. One of the “shooters” actually broke into the room. I was scared but the team of teachers rallied and we were able to “subdue” the “suspect.” In a real life situation, would this strategy have worked? I agree that Blue Point is just an added element to the on going development of school security but vigilance in an open campus like St. Gregory the Great is also a strategy that must not be underestimated. Blue Point also offers to cut down on police response time and gives the added advantage of providing live feed footage through the cameras that are sent to the local police and Blue Point too.

  2. cclewett

    What I find interesting about the BluePoint Alert system is the immediate alert to local law enforcement as well as the full camera access to the private security-monitoring company. I can see how faster communication of circumstances and location changes would be extremely beneficial to any school, but especially a campus that is more vulnerable than most. The part that I’m still curious about is how the active shooter training drills test the effectiveness of the teachers and students implementing BluePoint. How often will your campus practice these drills and how much instructional time is used to accomplish the frequent training? And how are the youngest students on campus involved in the training without being scared? Are parents/campus volunteers also trained?

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