The safety and wellness of students and employees has been a top priority since Canyons District’s founding days 16 years ago. The focus on security is the reason more than 500 new surveillance cameras were installed in just the past year and that plans for security vestibules have been made for every school building in the District. Those two initiatives are among the myriad ways CSD is thinking safe as we approach America’s Safe Schools Week, according to the very people who oversee safety programs and procedures in Canyons.

In this episode of Connect Canyons, Ryan Jakeman, CSD Assistant Director of Facilities Services and the District’s Risk Management Coordinator, talks about how CSD has fortified buildings — with electronic badge access, automatic locks on doors, cameras, security codes, and a drill schedule so school communities know what to do in an emergency.