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Missoula Elem staff emphasize mental-health role in school safety
Summary
A staff member at Missoula Elem told the meeting transcript that school safety includes physical measures such as cameras and single-point entry as well as a "proactive mental health aspect" that is indispensable; no formal action or vote was recorded on the remarks.
A staff member at Missoula Elem said the school's approach to safety includes both physical measures and mental-health supports, and that the mental-health work is "indispensable."
The staff member told the meeting transcript that physical steps include "camera systems and single point entries and our relationship with first responders and school resource officers," but added that "there's also a proactive mental health aspect of safety that is indispensable." The speaker said the goal is "safe, happy, protected, and productive, children within our school buildings."
The remarks were recorded in the meeting transcript; no motions, votes or formal actions were recorded in connection with the comments. The speaker presented the points as part of a broader discussion of how to keep students safe in school buildings, emphasizing both typical physical security measures and preventative mental-health supports.
