In addition, several older push bar exit devices were replaced with Von Duprin 99 series touch pad devices. Where they are installed in classroom-type areas, they incorporate the same classroom security function as the locks. In the gymnasium, however, the devices incorporate a luminescent “soft glow” panel on the touch pad, which makes it easier to find the exit during a power failure.
PUSD Has More Control of Keys
In addition to the hardware being standardized, so were the keys. PUSD switched to the Schlage Everest and Everest Primus keyways at all facilities. Key blanks are only available with proper authorization, and the maintenance manager controls the key cutting and distribution. The specific keyway is geographically restricted for only PUSD use within a two-digit zip code area.
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The higher security Everest Primus keyway is used on exterior doors, while interior doors use the Everest keyway. An Everest Primus key will operate Primus and Everest cylinders, while an Everest key will only operate an Everest cylinder. This allows interior doors or less sensitive areas to be secured with Everest cylinders. More vulnerable areas, such as exterior doors, are protected with Primus cylinders.
Brady uses a Primus key as a building master key. Since Everest keys do not operate Primus cylinders, the district has an extra level of control over how much access each user has by choosing the type of key that is issued.
Although most of the doors are controlled by keys, because the gym and dance studio are frequently used by the community, their doors are controlled by cards so the district can track who is entering.
As a result of the new keying system, Brady says management of the keys is much better. “It’s great because I can go from one site to the next and not worry about which key is going to get me in. One key opens them all.”
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District at a Glance
Piedmont Unified School District encompasses approximately two square miles and is located in Northern California. It serves more than 2,500 students and has a total of six schools, including three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and one alternative school. Campus buildings date from as far back as the 1930s.
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