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Board hears campus security update; staff propose batons and pepper spray for response teams
Summary
The Lake Pend Oreille School District board received a security program update that included a proposal to equip staff response teams with batons and a less‑lethal spray to drive intruders from hallways. Trustees probed logistics, contamination and parental consent; staff said opt‑out forms are ready.
The Lake Pend Oreille School District board on Dec. 10 reviewed an expanded campus security officer program that proposes arming trained staff response teams with batons and a less‑lethal aerosol to drive intruders from hallways if they breach classroom doors.
In a presentation, a campus security presenter described the district’s “move to secure/defend” approach: secure classrooms, cover glass and keep students out of sight as the primary defenses. The presenter said the program will add training so staff — and select older student volunteers with parental notification — can respond if attackers attempt to break classroom doors. “If they accomplish those two things, there’s zero casualties…
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