Lacey Adds Security Lobbies To Each School

LACEY, NJ — Amid nationwide concerns about school safety, the Lacey Township School District implemented measures for the 2019-20 school year. All six Lacey schools have new security vestibules that will require new visitor-management protocols.

Superintendent Dr. Vanessa Clark listed the following protocols in a note to parents:

• No visitor may enter a building during morning student arrival.
• At the main entrance, each visitor will state the purpose of his or her visit and/or specify with whom they have the appointment prior to entering the vestibule.
• After the visitor is verified, the visitor will be buzzed into the vestibule.
• Each visitor must be acknowledged individually through the buzzer system before entering the vestibule.
• Each visitor will be required to present and leave photo identification and obtain a visitor’s pass and lanyard prior to entering the building.
• Upon exiting the building, the visitor must return the visitor’s pass to receive the identification that was provided at entry.
• If a visitor wishes to drop off an item(s) for a student (lunch, homework, etc.) the visitor will be asked to please label and deposit that item(s) in a cubby located in the vestibule.
• If a visitor plans to pick up a student early, the visitor is asked to please notify the school’s main office prior to dismissal. In the event of an emergency, the visitor is asked to please call and notify the school’s main office.

The district implemented Raptor Technologies, a new visitor management hardware and software system. The system will be used in all district schools this school year to streamline the visitor check-in process.

"Please know that the Lacey Township School District continuously works to maintain environments that reflect our core mission, and we want students and families to feel welcomed, as well as secure, at our schools," Clark said in the note.

The school year begins Wednesday, Sept. 4. Read more: Lacey School District 2019-20 Calendar

See video on the new visitor check-in below:

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