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Public commenter warns propped doors undermine school security; district to track and prioritize alerts
Summary
At a public hearing a district technology employee urged enforcement of a draft rule prohibiting propping exterior doors, and staff said they will use existing alarm capabilities and targeted reporting to prioritize high-use doors for administrator alerts.
Parker Huddle, who said he works in the district's technology department but spoke to the board as a member of the public, told the hearing that propping exterior doors undermines the school's security upgrades and asked the board and principals to reinforce the rule.
"The propping open of exterior doors is not permitted under any circumstance," Huddle said, citing building-security language in the draft safety plan and urging the board to visit buildings and ask questions about compliance.
Dan, the district presenter, told the board the district already has door-alarm technology and has discussed creating a system to send meaningful alerts to building administrators when doors are propped. He said the practical challenge is scale: "we're simply not gonna be able to respond to all, you know, 500 doors at a high school," so staff will prioritize entry/egress doors and work with administrators to set alarm thresholds and notification methods.
Board members suggested referring the issue to the facilities committee for a deeper review. Dan offered to gather data on doors that are propped most frequently and report back at a facilities meeting, and he said he would work with Parker on that reporting.
The district drew a distinction between main entry points, which tend to be relatively secure, and secondary exterior doors that provide egress and are more often propped. No formal motion or vote was taken; staff said the matter will be addressed through focused follow-up and possible facilities planning.
