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New Normal: Armed Security Guards In Schools

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Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services – 

The Kansas City School system already has armed security guards in the middle and high schools. The school is now looking for their community’s perspective on adding armed security guards to elementary schools.

It is important for students’ parents and staff to feel safe. The upside to the security detail is that they can often get to an incident much faster than law enforcement since they are on mobile patrols already. 

 

SOURCE: 

Abundis, M., “Kansas City Public Schools, families discuss adding armed security guards to elementary schools”, KSHB 41, 10/24/2023.

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Security: A Small Price to Pay to Protect our Community

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Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services – 

Cambridge City Council unanimously agreed to hire five full-time security guards with a mobile detail to improve community safety.

This is a small price to pay for taking care of our community, keeping it safe, and keeping it clean. 

Communities are seeing vandalism of storefronts, community parks, and in our neighborhoods. Securing a mobile security team helps deter lawlessness by simply being visible. Security details make a big impact in deterring vandalism and damage.  

There is a savings by hiring a security patrol, as the number of after hour incidents declines. This in turn results in fewer instances of having to send out law enforcement officers as well as the costs of cleaning up vandalism or damage. It also frees up law-officers to engage with our community and other aspects of keeping our streets safe. 

 

SOURCE: 

Strom, J., “Cambridge council votes to hire mobile security team”, Kitchener City News, 02/15/2024.

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Crisis Planning: School Bus Security Protocols

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Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services – 

School transportation officials are assessing school bus security and emergency planning as an important part of crisis planning. School bus drivers are the first and last school employees to see school children on a daily basis. Buses are simply extensions of our schools.

Many school bus drivers have not received adequate training, and in some cases any training at all, on dealing with school safety threats. In addition to student misconduct, irate parents also pose a concern to school bus drivers.

 

SOURCE: 

“School Bus Transportation Security”, National School Safety and Security Services, https://schoolsecurity.org/resource/school-bus-security/.

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There’s a big difference between crowd control – versus crowd management.

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Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services – 

There is no federal law on crowd safety. But the National Fire Protection Association’s 101 Life Safety Code is considered the gold standard. Many of us remember the Who concert tragedy decades ago. 

There’s a big difference between crowd control – or trying to keep people in designated areas – versus crowd management, which considers the psychology of the crowd and predicts what problems might arise.

 

SOURCE: 

Yan, H., “Deadly crowd surges have happened for decades. Safety standards exist, but they’re not required nationwide.”, CNN, 11/12/2021.

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We shouldn’t have to go to work and risk our life while trying to save lives.

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Frank Costa, President Nexgen Protection Services – 

Chippenham Hospital has introduced mobile security patrols in parking areas and metal detector wands at entrances as part of a recent effort to buff security following a recent shooting.

You expect to feel safe at the hospital, we need a level of confidence that the site is secure. 

 

SOURCE: 

Tannock, B., “Chippenham hospital introduces new security measures following shooting”, 8 News, 12/29/2023.

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