Legislation would require security features in school designs

COLUMBUS

Districts planning new school buildings would have to include security measures in the designs, under legislation being considered in the Ohio House.

Rep. John Rogers (D-Mentor-On-The-Lake) said HB 446 would be another measure to help protect students, teachers and staff.

“Requiring the incorporation of safety features during the initial building design would make these enhancements much more affordable, as opposed to expensive remodeling or retrofitting,” Rogers told the House’s Education Committee, where the bill recently had its first hearing.

The legislation outlines a variety of security features, including surveillance video, entry way metal detectors, panic buttons and direct entrances and exits only accessible from inside classrooms.

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