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District says Texas School Safety Center completed intruder detection audit; detailed results withheld pending executive session
Summary
Wichita Falls ISD staff reported an intruder detection audit by the Texas School Safety Center and told the board that detailed findings would not be publicly released because of security concerns; the district will discuss the full vulnerability assessment in executive session and with the safety and security committee.
John Strutskie (as identified in the meeting) told the board that the Texas School Safety Center conducted an intruder detection audit at one campus under the governor’s school safety directives. The audit evaluates how accessible a campus is to unauthorized individuals and seeks to identify improvements such as securing exterior doors.
Strutskie told the board that the district is working with its safety and security committee to implement recommendations, train staff and secure doors as appropriate. He said the state’s audit support is one of several actions the district is taking to improve campus safety.
When asked about public interest in the audit results, district staff said it is in the best interest of student safety that specific audit findings not be shared with the public because doing so could compromise campus security. Strutskie said specific details from the intruder detection audit will be discussed in executive session and with the safety and security committee rather than in open session.
No detailed findings were released in open session; board members were informed that a district vulnerability assessment and the intruder detection audit would be discussed in closed session.
