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Eatonville staff report safety upgrades, Alyssa’s Law compliance and plans for community safety committee
Summary
District staff described security-camera and key-card installations, panic-button alert capabilities tied to Alyssa’s Law, plans for a Nov. 17 safety committee meeting and potential funding for new AEDs after adopting a cardiac emergency response plan.
District safety staff reported recent security upgrades and steps toward compliance with Alyssa’s Law, along with plans to convene a broad safety committee on Nov. 17.
Brandon (staff member) told the board the district has installed cameras (Mercado/Verkada), key-card access systems and panic-button functionality that can send alerts by email, app and text. He said staff have coordinated with Eatonville Police Department and the sheriff’s office and arranged ALICE training for staff; further ALICE training for students is expected.
Brandon said Alyssa’s Law (referred to in the meeting as Senate Bill 504/5004) requires coordination with local first responders and at least one technology capable of initiating an emergency alert; staff said the current panic-button and camera setup supports those capabilities. He also said the district replaced exterior lock cores to move staff to a key-card system and continues work to prevent doors from being propped open.
The district will convene a safety committee Nov. 17 at the district office that the presenter said will include principals, staff, police, fire and risk consultants, and representatives from parks and DNR as appropriate. Staff flagged operational questions such as how to account for students off campus during an event and ideas such as QR-based check-in systems for drills.
Brandon also reported work on playground repairs and said school nursing leadership and a cardiac emergency response plan have helped secure funding for additional AEDs; staff described a plan to expand training and AED placement across buildings.
Ending: staff said the Nov. 17 safety committee will review additional drills (including events during sporting events), coordinate with first responders and refine emergency-communication options that could include mass-text and integrated alert forwarding.
