Composed of district administrators and law enforcement representatives, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Safety Task Force now is meeting on a weekly basis. The organization increased the frequency of meeting dates after the Sandy Hook school incident in Connecticut last fall. The Task Force has been organized to look at safety protocols in place within the district, where security measures can be strengthened or expanded and how the district can further partnerships and crisis reaction plans and services with area first responders. At the February 5 Task Force meeting held at the district’s Central Office, Sgt. Brian Taylor and Sgt. Robert Gann with the Baton Rouge Police Department shared some of their expertise and experience in responding to emergency situations. Sgt. Gann is part of the department’s Criminal Investigation Bureau Technology Unit and was able to make recommendations in regards to their video surveillance security systems. Sgt. Taylor discussed aspects of the department’s Tactical Training and Planning Division. The Task Force also discussed plans for school staff emergency Risk Reduction Training, which will be initiated as tabletop exercises at an upcoming superintendent’s meeting for principals. The training will include group planning regarding various emergency scenarios that could occur on campuses, followed by tips and protocols for actually responding to those issues and setting up a command response post. Such information would be available through the district’s Emergency Response Information Portal (ERIP) online.
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