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Somers to add cameras and affirm SROs as district continues safety reviews
Summary
District safety staff told the board Somers maintains school resource officers in each building, around 300 cameras across the district with additional cameras planned for the Primrose playground and the new baseball field, continued visitor screening via Raptor, and updated sudden cardiac arrest training and AED protocols.
Dan Corrado, who presented the district’s safety and security update, told trustees that the Somers Central School District maintains school resource officers in each building and runs approximately 300 cameras district‑wide, with a handful of additional cameras planned for the Primrose playground and the new baseball field.
"We have school resource officers in each of our buildings," Dan said, noting the district’s partnership with Westchester County PDSROs and the retention of existing evening security guards under a new vendor name. He described visitor screening using the Raptor system, swipe‑card access at greeter stations and ongoing monitoring for environmental and intrusion alarms.
Corrado outlined compliance with emergency‑drill requirements (a mix of evacuation and lockdown drills per building), and said the district has updated building emergency response plans to incorporate recent regulations tied to sudden cardiac arrest training and AED location awareness.
What’s next: the district will add cameras at the playground and athletic field locations mentioned, continue quarterly district health and safety committee meetings, and schedule a districtwide lockdown drill in late February or early March. Board members thanked facilities and safety staff for their work and asked clarifying questions about camera placement and greeter station coverage.
(Reporting note: direct quotations and program names are lifted from the meeting transcript.)
