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Lockdown: When Seconds Count

Presenters

• Jeff Lane – Integrated Solutions Specialist Assa Abloy• Security Architecture and Engineering Council Chair ASIS International

• Paul Timm, PSP – Facility Engineering Associates, PC

• Ken Cook – Allegion

• Mark Williams – Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS)

Understanding Lockdown: Key Terms• Local lockdown/Classroom Lockdown: Locks individual doors from inside

the classroom

• Global lockdown/Perimeter Lockout: Locks perimiter doors from a central location, typically through an access control system

• SRO: School resource officer, a sworn law enforcement officer who is responsible for providing security and crime prevention services in the school environment

• Run, Hide, Fight: A 3-step strategy for active shooter response, promoted by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security

• ALICE: Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, EvacuateA training institute dedicated to promoting proactive strategies to improve the chances of survival during an active shooter event

• Integrated threat level capable: EAC system controls who has access during an elevated threat level (ex: restricting access to only certain people, such as emergency first responders)

School Safety and Security • Many important and serious issues facing schools today

• Bullying prevention• Suicide prevention• Traffic safety• Sexual misconduct• Crime prevention• Federal and state reporting• Severe weather• Active shooter/active threat response• Hazardous materials• Fire safety

Identification

Intervention

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

Lockdown and School Security

• Each school is unique

• State mandated requirements• Emergency plans

• Safety audits

• Reporting

• Important factors in defining lockdown

School layout

School location

Staffing

Training capabilities

Evacuation vs. lockdown

Lockdown and School Security

• Practice, practice, practice (Plan, Prepare, Practice)• Lockdown and evacuation drills

• Identify gaps in procedures

• Ensure students, faculty and staff are prepared

• Should include all stakeholders, including:• First responders

• District transportation

• Supporting organizations such as Red Cross and local churches (nearby gathering places)

Lockdown vs. Evacuation • Important considerations

• Age/grade of the students• K-3 may be harder to gather and evacuate• 6-12 may be easier

• Special needs students and staff• Special education students • Handicap/ADA • Temporarily handicap (broken legs,

crutches, casts, vision impairments)

• Availability of a secondary exit• Presence of an armed SRO• School location (urban, suburban, rural)

The Traditional Viewpoint

Lockdown Options

Choose one or the other

Centralized Decision

Universal Application

Decentralized Decision

Local Application

Today’s Solution: Not One Size Fits AllLockdown OptionsNot one size fits all

Centralized Decision

Universal Application

Building perimeter

+

Locations with quick emergency response

+

Lacks situational awareness in

classrooms/corridor

-

Requires entrance monitoring

-

Decentralized Decision

Local Application

Classrooms and corridors

+

Enables situational awareness

+

PASS Guidelines Property PerimeterCPTED Principals▪ Signage

▪ Lighting

▪ Landscaping

▪ Gating

Communication▪ Audible Mass Notification for Students and Staff

▪ Two Way Radios Between Office and Staff

▪ Visual Indicators for Hazards

Video Surveillance

The Role of Door Hardware in Lockdown Strategies

• Door locks and hardware protect the safety of students and faculty

• Depends on type of lockdown required for building

• NFPA and ADA requirements

• Solutions available to address application specific strategies

Carefully planned, application appropriate strategies are always the best solution

Building Perimeter – Secure Vestibules

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The Role of Doors and Framesin Lockdown Strategies

• Categorize Openings – Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

• Special K-12 door applications• Vestibules for entryway safety

• Security and privacy sidelights

• Security Film Doors and Sidelights

• Security-rated doors

• Storm-rated shelter openings

• STC-rated doors

• Proper operation of doors and frames • Prevent lockdown failure due

to secondary issues

Classroom Security

• Classroom should have locks that allow the teacher to lock the classroom from inside the room

• Locksets should have the ability to be opened from outside the classroom using a key, code or credential. This enables teachers, administrators and first responders to access the classroom but not an attacker

• Locks should comply with fire codes, life safety codes and Americans with Disabilities Act

Types of Locks

• Classroom locks• A classroom lock can be locked or

unlocked using a key in the outside lever, always allows free egress

• Storeroom locks• Always requires a key to retract the

latch and enter the room, always allow free egress

• Not typically used in the classroom environment

• Double cylinder deadbolt• Operated by a key from both sides of

the door• When locked, without a key free

egress is prohibited

Types of Locks

• Electromechanical locking• Can accommodate numerous scenarios

• Global lockdown

• Local lockdown

• Remote lock/unlock

• Threat level capable EAC integration

• Always allows free egress

• Door barricades• Numerous appliances on the market

• Accommodates local lockdown

• Prohibits free egress

Barricade Devices and ADA Federal Law• 2010 ADA Standards provide as follows:

827,000 violent victimizations @

school

503,800 violent victimizations away

from school

2017Students ages

12-18

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2018, The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)Kentucky 2016 - 2017 15th Annual Safe Schools Data Project Kentucky 2016 - 2017 15th Annual Safe Schools Data Project

64% of school law violations were reported in the classroom.

Barricade Devices and Risk of Unintended Consequences

Other Important Access Control Considerations

• Software complexity

• Host location

• Policies and procedures

• Operator commitment

• Options/modules

• Support

• Price/costs (who’s budget?)

• Access control door hardware

• Integration with other systems

• IT security

• High availability, system recovery, offline operation and return to operations