Officials plan to lock entrances, require visitors to be buzzed in, and install video surveillance at two of the three district buildings.
Fox Point-Bayside school officials are eyeing security improvements at two of the district's three buildings. Last month, the School Board voted to target funds at safety and security upgrades at Stormonth Elementary and Bayside Middle School, Fox Point NOW reports. Though there have been measures in place in the past, entrances at those facilities will now be locked and require school staff to buzz in visitors. Currently, the main entrance at Bayside Middle School is locked, but another entrance isn't. That entrance will be locked under the new changes. Additionally, the district plans to purchase video communication systems, allowing staff to see who is requesting entry into the building. Staff members will be stationed at both …
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Bayside Middle School
601 E Ellsworth Ln, Bayside, WI
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Stormonth Elementary School
7301 N Longacre Rd, Fox Point, WI
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The front doors are unlocked and visitors need only to check in with a secretary. The shooting in Newtown, CT has district officials considering the expensive security measure.
Fox Point-Bayside parents and residents are urging the school district to improve safety, with some saying a buzz-in system is imperative at the local schools. “Although it’s not going to stop a mad man, there is no reason to have open doors for all to waltz in,” Melissa LeClaire wrote on Fox Point-Bayside Patch’s Facebook page. Superintendent Rachel Boechler told Patch that a buzz-in system is one enhanced security measure under consideration in the district after the Newtown, CT school tragedy. School officials are reviewing their security plan, which was updated in January. Boechler said Tuesday morning that officials were meeting today to review security; she did not have a cost estimate on a buzz-in system but said it would exceed $10…
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Fox Point-Bayside School District
7300 N Lombardy Rd, Fox Point, WI
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Bayside Middle School
601 E Ellsworth Ln, Bayside, WI
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