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Auburn School District outlines safety steps: SROs, sensors, counselors and communication tools
Summary
District leaders told a City of Auburn community meeting they have added school resource officers, campus safety staff, restroom vaping sensors tied to exterior cameras, mental-health counselors, and a parent communication platform to improve student safety.
Auburn School District leaders presented a package of safety measures Wednesday, saying they aim to reduce violence, vaping and other threats to students while improving family communication.
The district’s director of safety and security, Dean Ellens, said the district now has three full-time commissioned school resource officers who work for the Auburn Police Department, 12 campus safety officers employed by the district and one officer who rotates among the district’s 16 elementary schools. "We place [student and staff safety] at one of the highest levels," Ellens said.
District executive director Dave Halford described three new, district-wide steps he said were launched this school year: restroom vape sensors…
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