Security Strategies
Advanced planning for athletic events is very important, including securing more funding. For example, hiring off-duty police officers, paying overtime to school security personnel, installing surveillance cameras, and other measures cost money. There are some practical strategies school personnel can do to increase security. Here are a few ideas:
- Provide adequate adult supervision and staffing. Take a look at the anticipated crowd size, history of events at the facility, and other related considerations.
- Events with larger crowds should hire sworn law enforcement officers. However, school districts with their own school policy should be given priority in security guards, since they tend to know the students who may be attending the event.
Planning for athletic events is very important.
- Deploy police, security personnel, and school staff to provide adequate coverage to the event. For example, place them at ticket booths, entrance and exit points, parking lots, and common areas, such as restrooms and concession stands.
- Maintain separate locker rooms for home and visiting teams. Also, have team buses pick-up and drop-off at opposite sides of the playing facility.
- Create a detailed plan for parking lots, which includes traffic flow and parking lot staffing needs. Tell students in advance to coordinate pick-ups outside of the parking lots on the perimeter of the grounds.
- Establish a code of sportsmanlike conduct and teach players, coaches, cheerleaders, band members, students, and parents the expectations before the game.
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3-2. What policies will help reduce confrontations between opposing teams at an athletic event?
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