School Security Survey Overview
School Security as a Priority
Responsibility for School Safety
Funding Sources
State Supported Activities Physical Security Assessments 35 (73%) Host Conference 29 (60%) Host Training for LE 37 (77%) Helping Write School EOPs 38 (79%) Other 17 (35%) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Role of the Fusion Center
Role of Technology
Role of Technology
School Security
Special and Emerging Issues Committee Chair Gilbert Orrantia – Arizona Iuniasolua T. Savusa – American Samoa Mark Schouten – Iowa BG Gerard F. Bolduc – Maine Frank L. Perry – North Carolina Perry E. Plummer – New Hampshire M. Jay Mitchell – New Mexico Colonel Marcus Brown – Pennsylvania Stefan Pluta –South Dakota Alisha Powell – NGA Senior Policy Analyst
Active Shooter Incidents
Number of Active Shooter Attacks 2000-2013
Active Shooter Incidents
Location of Attacks
School Incidents
94 School shootings in 2 years
Since 2013, there have been at least 189 school shootings in America – An average of nearly one per week 84 - K– 12 76 - College or University
What can we do about it?
The New Hampshire Experience Request from DOE for Grant Funding Direction from Governor Hassan Assembled a Multi-discipline Group
The New Hampshire Experience Self Assessment On-site Team Security Assessment Emergency Plan Review Emergency Plan Rewrite Emergency Plan Training/Workshops Tabletop Exercises Full Scale Exercises
Additional Measures School Mapping Program School Resource Officers Key Partners Conference Association Development Increased LE Visibility Bomb Threat Reporting Protocol Conf Call Grant Funding Emergency Notification Security Measures NH Alerts
Related Measures 98 Exercises (1,700 participants) 26 Direct Active Shooter Focus Active Shooter Checklist / Policy Development Scenario Board Game LE Active Shooter Programs In field / At Academy Dispatcher Training for Active Shooter Incidents Warm Zone EMS Unified Command Project ICS Focus Training Emergency Notification Systems Grant See Something, Say Something
Technology School Emergency Notification System Copsync Social Media Monitoring Life Raft Geofedia Mass Notification Code Red Ping4 Others?
Physical Security Capabilities Surveillance Access Control Emergency Alerting
Greatest Threat or Hazard Unauthorized Entries
Shootings have long-term effect as well! Test Scores decreased by 5% Reduced enrollment Test Scores decreased by 5%
All Hazards Approach
National Governors Association Perry E. Plummer Director NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management Perry.plummer@dos.nh.gov Cell (603) 419-0255 Tara Shone Policy Analyst National Governors Association tshone@nga.org 202-614-7808