As a result of the unfortunate events of the past weeks and several years, there is an increased emphasis on school safety. Most notably, discussing what steps can be taken to avoid these types of incidents from occurring in the future. A recent article in District Administration entitled “Building Blocks of a School Security Plan” discussed strategies that can be implemented to improve the safety of a school. One of the items discussed was utilizing Security Window Film to make it harder for someone to forcefully enter a school. The President of the United States also recently mentioned hardening of school facilities as one of the solutions. As the article states:
“Make your building perimeter harder to penetrate.
If you already have locks on your outside doors, the next item you should consider on your list is security film for your windows. After the doors, the next obvious place a person with bad intentions will try to enter the building is through your windows. Security film maintains the integrity of the window, even if the glass is broken. It helps to hold the glass in place, acting as a screen that is difficult to breach, even with a sledge hammer or baseball bat. I believe that simple is better. Make sure that your plan is based on principles such as distance or time. Ask yourself, Does this security device offer my community additional time by delaying the threat?”
To read this article in its entirety, click HERE.
One of the best things about a security window film is that, when installed professionally, it can be hard to know that anything is even on the glass. This serves to buy authorities even more time to respond as a typical would be intruder does not expect the delayed entry that the film produces. In these situations, every extra moment counts and security window film delivers additional time.
If you would like more information on how security window film can add a layer of security to school safety, click HERE and then contact us by calling (757) 695-8444 or emailing [email protected]. We would be happy to assist you and provide a free, no obligation quotation of implementing security window film into your school facility.