“The same risks that apply to any organization apply to a school system as well,” says John Clark, Director of Safety and Security for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). “The difference is we’re dealing with kids. So, we must make our training age appropriate. We have to understand the audience at all times, but we still want the same outcome at the end of the day, which is a safe and secure environment.”
Loudoun County Public Schools, located in Ashburn, Va., outside of Washington, D.C., is the third-largest school system in Virginia. This school year, it will educate more than 84,000 students in 95 schools.