Davis County schools outline safety upgrades and 'guardian' program as state law tightens requirements

Assistant Superintendent John Zurbakan and Risk Management Director Rich Swanson gave the board an overview of new state safety and security requirements and the district’s implementation plans.

Zurbakan said the district has met many state requirements already, including exterior cameras and districtwide video surveillance; the district retains video for 14 days and grants law enforcement access for incidents. He told the board the state is providing nearly $3,000,000 to pay for interior classroom door locks and will also supply prescribed stop‑the‑bleed and first‑aid kits for every classroom, which the district expects to install ahead of the state deadline.

The presentation listed timelines and outstanding items set by recent safety bills. Zurbakan said some items remain undefined in administrative rules — for example, the precise ballistic or glazing standards for ground‑level and interior classroom windows — and that a large unfunded requirement for interior classroom window glazing or ballistic protection is currently scheduled in law for July 1, 2040. He told the board…