How Can Schools Be Made Safer? Importance of Security Nets!
Schools are the only information centers we commend our children to in order to raise a trained person. One of the most important issues that parents pay attention to during this education is security. Taking physical and social security measures in schools is one of the most important tasks that all school administrators should perform. Let’s gather these security measures under certain headings and explain them.
Physical and Architectural Security Measures
The physical equipment and architecture of the schools should be appropriate and robust against to the risk of accidents and injuries to students. The architectural functions of schools should be reviewed regularly. In this context, we can count the main measures to be taken. For example, by closing the staircases with a net, you avoid possible accidents.
In and Out of Schools
Security guards must be present at the entrances and exits of the schools. Dangerous looking people should not be allowed around the school. In case of suspicious situations around the school, security guards should be informed.
Social Climates of Schools
A school climate in which students, teachers and employees feel physically, psychologically and socially free, peaceful and good should be established within the school. A school life in which students and teachers enter the classroom with joy and happiness, free of anxiety and anxiety, and free education should be established.
School Health and Safety
Teachers and students must comply with the necessary hygienic conditions, as well as the school needs to be hygienic in terms of cleanliness. In addition, canteen, toilets and common areas of schools should be disinfected regularly. The health benefits of products sold in canteens should be reviewed.
Emergency and Crisis Management Security
In addition to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and floods, school management and students’ awareness and support of exercises against possible security risks and hazards such as fire, violence and terrorism is an important school security measure for a school.
Legal Security Measures
Certified security guards with legal authority should be available in schools. The safety of the students should be done by the security personnel who are competent at the entrance of the school.
Regular Inspection Security
School administrators and parents should be careful to ensure that the school path is safe. Measures should be taken for risky places, abandoned buildings and risky people around the school. Service vehicles must be inspected regularly. Service vehicles and drivers must comply with the required procedure.
Awareness Raising
Students, teachers and parents should be made aware of the harm of drugs. Within the scope of school-oriented measures, prevention activities carried out in cooperation with guidance teachers and law enforcement agencies should be among the priority targets for the protection of students from drugs.
Various conferences should be organized on the negative effects of harmful substances to the students on a regular basis. Families should also participate in these conferences. Cafes, internet cafes and parks around the school should be supervised by security guards. Parents should take care of their children’s friends and should keep their children away from people who display negative behavior.
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