In an effort to implement the same security standards district-wide, CHS will increase it security measures next school year. Superintendent Jeff Swensson said, “With some very minor changes at each of the three main entrances, we are going to be able to direct the flow of traffic with a couple of additional doors.” Similar security policies already exist in the middle and elementary schools

Visitors will be directed to the main office or Freshman Center office where they will be asked to present their driver’s license. According to Swensson, a computer system will scan the barcode on the back of the license and run an instant background check. If the visitor’s record is clean, then a name badge with the visitor’s photo and a time stamp will be printed. For future visits, the visitor will already be registered in the parent/guardian system and will have a faster time checking in. In a scenario where the background check reveals questionable information, the system will contact the necessary authorities.

For students, ID cards will be more important since they will need them to enter the building during instruction hours. Earlier this semester, students were required to have their student IDs on them at all times.

Regarding the ID policy implemented this semester, Student Body President Jeremy Weprich said via email, “The policy for IDs is a step forward for CCS district security. Although perceived as inconvenient and unnecessary by many high school students, the new rules in place help eliminate the threat of unwanted visitors, theft, and identity-related mischief.”

Weprich agrees that the district’s safety policies should be consistent He said, “Schools are filled with minors and at-risk kids, so we cannot take any chances with visitors in our buildings.” By Steven Chen <[email protected]>