Olathe district details safety upgrades, shifts from ALICE to Standard Response protocol

Olathe Public Schools officials briefed the Board of Education on a series of security upgrades and a change in emergency procedure at the district's regular meeting. Brent Kiger said the district has expanded classroom beacons and strobes, installed nightlock barricade devices and ballistic window film, and upgraded visitor and student‑screening software to better detect threats. The changes, Kiger said, are part of a multilayered safety strategy that combines technology, staff, and training. “Bridal Alert, by Syntegix, gives staff a way to press a badge and immediately notify the safety team,” Kiger said. He reported about 3,800 badge presses districtwide this past school year, down from about 4,300 the year before, and said the decline reflects…