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District outlines steps to meet new school‑safety law, including a school guardian program and building upgrades
Summary
District security staff briefed the board on House Bill 84 and its March 2025 amendments, describing required safety roles, a school guardian volunteer program, video and panic‑button plans, window‑film and fencing timelines, training schedules and early cost concerns.
Tony Furtiber, the district’s school security specialist, briefed the board on House Bill 84 (2024) and more recent amendments (House Bill 40, 2025) that impose new statewide school‑safety requirements on school districts and other agencies.
Furtiber summarized the law’s major components: requirements for emergency communication, expanded threat reporting and integration between SafeUT and the state intelligence center (SIAC), district safety needs assessments, video surveillance standards, panic alert devices, and designation of several school safety roles. He said the state security chief’s office and local sheriff’s office are coordinating training and technical support.
Two roles required by the law were described in detail:
- A school safety specialist (referred to in the law as a district or building-level designee) who will lead assessments, drills, reunification planning and coordination with local law enforcement; the district plans one specialist (S‑4) per school. Furtiber said these positions may be filled by assistant principals or counselors in some…
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