Number: 709
Section: Property
Title: Building Security
Date Adopted: October 13, 1980
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2006

Purpose
The Board recognizes the need to maintain security of school facilities.  Toward this end, a program of building security shall be administered by the Superintendent or designee with the cooperation of the individual building principals.  The need for access shall be the underlying principle in determining who shall have keys to school properties.

Authority
The Superintendent or designee shall determine, in accordance with these guidelines, who will be entitled to building(s) keys and who may have after hours access to the facilities of this district.

Delegation of Responsibility

Access to school buildings and grounds may be established by the Superintendent or designee in accordance with the following:

  1. Unlimited Access
    a.         the Superintendent
    b.         the Business Manager
    c.         the District Administrators
  2. Limited Access
    a.         Building principals to their assigned building
    b.         Assistant Principals to their assigned building
    c.         Head building custodians to their assigned building

Possession of keys shall be in accordance with the following:

  1. A log of key assignments shall be maintained by the office of the Superintendent or other designated office.
  2. Duplicate keys unassigned shall be maintained in a safe or a secured box.
  3. Individuals assigned keys may not duplicate or loan them.
  4. All keys must be surrendered when there is no longer a need or upon request of the Superintendent.
  5. The loss of a key must be reported to the Superintendent or his/her designee upon discovery.
  6. Overnight key loans may be made by request to the Superintendent or his or her designee.
  7. Use of keys for unauthorized purposes will be cause for surrender of keys and replacement of affected locks.
  8. A set of master keys and/or duplicates of keys shall be kept in the custody of the Superintendent or his/her designee.

After hours entry to school buildings shall be controlled in accordance with these rules:

  1. The building custodian on duty shall restrict entry to one controlled point.
  2. Entry to a school building shall be prohibited when a person authorized as representative for the building is not present.