The volume of adverse security related events appears to be rapidly increasing in school districts throughout the United States. Public awareness of the risks in these school environments has been heightened by the media and lawsuits stemming from these high profile events are on the rise.

One significant problem found in many districts is the failure of administrators and school boards to view this growing exposure in a realistic manner, believing that their communities do not offer such risk.

Although many of the highly publicized events would not be considered foreseeable, reasonable access control, compliance with community standards and heightened levels of security awareness are necessary in today's world.

Mr. Schmedlen's expertise in this area comes from having personally conducted physical security surveys of two high schools, an alternative high school, two middle schools, ten elementary schools, a central district maintenance facility and a transportation department facility where a district's 75 district busses are serviced and stored.

For information concerning minimizing exposure at schools and educational facilities, please follow this link to: School Security.

Please scroll down to view the school security expert witness case titles and the security surveys/risk analyses conducted by Mr. Schmeden at schools and religious facilities..

SECURITY EXPERT WITNESS LITIGATION CASE HISTORY
SCHOOL SECURITY

Papke v
Howe Military School et al
School security expert witness for plaintiff
LaGrangeCounty, Indiana

James Jenkins habeas corpus
School security expert witness for petitioner
United States District Court, Central District of California

Jaclyn Fedak v
Garretson Security & Inverstigations, et al
School security expert witness for defendant
Brooke County, West Virginia

An attachment to Mr. Schmedlen's curriculum vitae identifies the clients in these matters and contains a recap of the cases.

SECURITY SURVEYS OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND RELIGIOUS FACILITIES

Birmingham Public School District (18 Locations)
Birmingham, Michigan

The Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit
Oak Park, Michigan

An attachment to Mr. Schmedlen's curriculum vitae recaps the security projects listed above.

Questions on this subject? Write Roger H. Schmedlen, CPP, CFE, CII, MIPI

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