LPS Director of Security and Emergency Planning Guy Grace (who is also the 2020 K-12 Campus Safety Director of the Year) and his team have implemented the following physical security technologies and improvements at LPS:
- Physical locks
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
- Window and door hardening
- Unified command center (security operations center)
- Access control
- Visitor management
- Video intercom
- Asset protection
- Duress/lockdown/mass notification/fire alarm override
- Fire, HVAC and freezer refrigeration monitoring
- Weather station monitoring
- Electronic locks
- Audio/video analytics (facial recognition and threat analytics)
- Reporting, documentation and emergency planning software
- Radio interoperability
Since 2015, the system has cost about $14 million, but according to Grace, “It’s worth every penny.”
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