How safe is your school?

Here’s a building-by-building breakdown of some of the factors assessed in the district’s recent school safety audit. Not all factors are listed here because of safety and vandalism concerns.

Source: Lawrence School District

¢ Broken Arrow¢ Central Junior High¢ Cordley¢ Deerfield¢ East Heights Early Childhood Development¢ Free State High School¢ Hillcrest¢ Kennedy¢ Langston Hughes¢ Lawrence Alternative High School¢ Lawrence High School ¢ New York¢ Prairie Park¢ Pinckney¢ Quail Run¢ Schwegler¢ South Junior High School¢ Southwest Junior High School¢ Sunflower Elementary¢ Sunset Hill¢ West Junior High¢ Woodlawn

Broken Arrow

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? No
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Don’t have a lot of doors on classrooms for lockdown¢ Would like radio communications

Central Junior High

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? No
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? Most do
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Didn’t know
School needs? ¢ More hallways alarmed¢ Cameras¢ Fix garage doors¢ Brick up windows in basement

Cordley

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? No
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? No response
School needs? ¢ Main door is not visible to staff

Deerfield

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Somewhat
School needs? ¢ Back of building roof accessible

East Heights Early Childhood Development

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Front loading and rear unloading congested hazard¢ More radio communications¢ Balls get loose on playground and roll into parking lot

Free State High School

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? V.P. unsure
School needs? ¢ None

Hillcrest

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Partially
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Half do
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Light in parking lot where teachers park¢ Fire alarms cannot be heard in all parts of school¢ Parking problems for parents wanting to pick up¢ Harvard and Hilltop intersection congested

Kennedy

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? 60 percent do
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? No
School needs? ¢ Phones in each room to contact office¢ Radios for playground monitor¢ Better front door system for visitor control

Langston Hughes

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No, all classrooms have phones
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Radios¢ Cameras at entrances

Lawrence Alternative High School

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Intercom system for each room¢ Portables cannot hear bell system¢ Phones in each room¢ Cannot see portables or parking lot from office

Lawrence High School

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? On computer, not mobile
School needs? ¢ Cameras¢ Security station to stop and identify people

New York

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? No
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Not much
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? No response
School needs? ¢ East and north doors sometimes do not lock¢ Problem with dropoff at north parking lot¢ Front door does not have handicapped access

Prairie Park

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Bubble mirror outside office¢ No emergency lights inside bathrooms¢ Have a fire door to shut off different parts of school

Pinckney

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? About half do
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Crosswalk on Mississippi Street from west to east¢ Have a cell phone for availability¢ More radios

Quail Run

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Not enforced
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Radios

Schwegler

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ S.W. corner has transients and bottles in area¢ Use light in S.W. corner¢ Cell phone for principal¢ Alarm was broken at fire drill and a class did not know

South Junior High School

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? No
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? Low percentage does
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Ability to lock and unlock doors between classes¢ Exterior security cameras for portables¢ Cell phones for better communication¢ More radios

Southwest Junior High School

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? 99 percent compliance
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ More radios for special events¢ Closed circuit cameras¢ Portable safety concerns: no way to monitor visitor, weather¢ School at 650 built for 550¢ Sport 2 Sport still having dances

Sunflower Elementary

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? No
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Fence between SWJH to stop delivery trucks from cutting¢ Playground side needs light¢ Bubble mirrors in front entrance to help with visibility

Sunset Hill

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ 6-10 more radios¢ Not all doors lock as necessary¢ WJHS children hang out around portables¢ Traffic pattern around school at drop off and pickup¢ No motion detectors in portables¢ A couple of cameras to shoot down main hallways

West Junior High

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? Yes
Do staff wear name tags? No
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ One more radio¢ Get rid of six portables because of safety¢ Need more motion detectors for the alarm¢ Better outside lighting for safety and reduce vandalism

Woodlawn

Is the main entrance visible by school personnel? Yes
Is a pay phone available to students for 911? No
Do staff wear name tags? Yes
Is there a current call list for students’ parents? Yes
School needs? ¢ Cell phone for principal¢ Cell phone for after-school coordinator¢ Need two more radios¢ Get all doors keyed the same