LUXEMBURG, WI (WTAQ) – A groundbreaking event Friday morning will unveil enhanced student safety measures for one school district.
The event at Luxemburg-Casco Primary School starting at 10 AM will showcase the first phase of a larger improvement project.
The highlights of this component are heightened security at main entrances to school buildings and shatter resistant film on windows and glass.
School District Superintendent Glenn Schlender says proposed safety improvements were on an April referendum that voters overwhelmingly supported.
“It’s a no-brainer,” says Schlender. “People just intuitively said, well, of course, you have to increase the security of your schools.”
One of the main focuses will be keeping a watchful eye on who enters and leaves the building.
“We needed to upgrade our school entrances to be what is referred to in our business as a secure main entrance,” he says.
That includes having the proper personnel in place at the entrance to monitor and check-in individuals attempting to enter the school.
He says staff, parents, and students should be able to enter into the school building and feel safer very soon.
“We expect the entrance to be fully operational for the start of next school year,” says Schlender.
The other main safety improvement, shatter resistant film on windows and glass, is already in progress.
“We are already installing film at the intermediate school and our middle school,” explains Schlender.
Future components to the larger school improvement project include additional space for classrooms and athletic facilities.
