School security and student safety jumps to the #1 parental concern when we have school shootings. Most recently was Parkland, FL. This got me to wondering what the school districts in Southwest Washington have in the way of policies as well as where they spend money and what types of efforts that they make to protect children in the K-12 environment. This will be a 2 part series. Part #1 is an overview of the OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for Washington State) position and guidelines on school security along with information on the Battle Ground School District’s security efforts. Part #2 will be an overview, by school district, of security efforts. Part #2 may take … [Read more...]