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State Education leaders and the Louisiana state Police will host the state’s first-ever School Safety Summit in Baton Rouge today. Education superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley says this is an important event about a very serious topic: keeping kids safe while at school. Brumley says, “there’s nothing more important. It’s our Number One responsibility. Obviously with the tragedy in Uvalde, it brings back to the forefront for all of us.”
The summit will bring together school system leaders from all over the state…plus state and local law enforcement, government agencies, mental health providers and more to discuss best practices for school safety and dealing with emergencies. Brumley says in over 70-percent of school violence incidents, a student knew something was amiss but told no one.
“We need to create an environment where, if kids see something…something doesn’t look right or they hear something…that they feel comfortable in speaking up, speaking out and reporting that.”
Brumley says there needs to be talk of how to best control who gets in during school hours…
“…hardening out perimeters and having access control, so that we have single points of entry for our schools where people go in one door.”
The School Safety Summit is today at the Baton Rouge River Center.
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