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Utah Senate approves bill to allow local school security locks, restores local discretion
Summary
The Utah Senate passed SB87 to adopt an exception to the building and fire codes so local school districts can decide whether to install classroom barricade or security-lock devices; sponsor said the measure restores local control and requires fire marshal approval for specific devices.
Senator Don L. Wyler (Senator Wyler) told the Senate that SB87 would "remove the legal barrier" that has prevented schools from installing certain classroom security devices since the state adopted the International Building Code and International Fire Code in 2012. The bill adopts exception E of those codes to allow local school districts and principals to decide whether to install devices that permit teachers to lock or barricade classroom doors during an active-shooter event, subject to approval by the state fire marshal.
The bill’s sponsor framed the change as restoring local control rather than…
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