District 7 works closely with parents and law enforcement agencies to ensure that all schools are safe. School safety is enhanced by a comprehensive program that includes state-of-the-art safety and security technology, school safety personnel, emergency preparedness planning, intervention protocol, and educational programming.

Every person visiting a District 7 school is required to show photo identification and is then issued a visitor’s badge before proceeding to his/her destination. The identification is scanned and entered into a database. The system searches the State of Illinois sex offender registry, and a visitor’s badge is printed.

 

New security technology has been installed in five school buildings for the start of the 2008-2009 school year. The new technology will be implemented in all remaining buildings district-wide in the future. School district employees can access various points of their school buildings by a biometric signature from a finger or thumb coupled with a proximity card reader.

All District 7 schools use surveillance equipment that can be monitored from a remote location by designated personnel or archived for review at a later time.

School Safety Officers can view the school’s surveillance system via their laptop computers at their work stations in real time. They may also switch among cameras to view specific areas of the building.

School Safety Officers are responsible for conducting perimeter checks on the school building exteriors, including doors, playgrounds, and parking lots. School Safety Officers are vigilant in their observation of any person or persons who do not belong on school property.

 

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