Securing the exterior of a school is an important part of any safety plan. But emergencies don't stop at the front door. When a student or staff member needs medical help, an SRO is responding to a crisis, an administrator needs immediate access, or a potential threat is already inside the building, classroom doors become an important part of the school's response.

In this session, Dave Hadley with WNS Security sits down with school safety personnel to look at classroom door security from both the technical and school safety perspectives.

Together, they'll discuss the challenge of balancing security with the realities of a working school. What happens when teachers and staff create workarounds, including propping doors open, because the current process doesn't work well in the classroom? How do you keep unauthorized individuals out while still allowing SROs, administrators, and emergency medical professionals to respond quickly when someone inside needs help?

Instead of assuming there is one solution for every classroom or school, Dave and the team will explore how perspective, application, available technology, budget, and potential funding opportunities should shape the decisions schools make.

You'll hear directly from technical and school safety perspectives on:

• Why classroom door security has to account for how doors are actually used
• How to balance securing a classroom with authorized and emergency access
• How to evaluate practical solutions based on application, budget, and school safety goals

If your school has focused on securing the perimeter but is still asking what happens during an emergency inside the building, this session will help you take a more practical look at the next layer of school security.