RTSD Is The Nation's Safest School District, Niche.com Says

WAYNE, PA – Radnor High School was recently featured in the National Education Association's online new publication. Why? Because Radnor Hugh School is the safest school in the country, according to Niche.com.

According to Niche.com, Radnor High School is the safest school in the country based on various metrics, including student and parent ratings of health and safety, area crime rates, and rates for expulsion, suspension, and school related arrests.

Other area schools that fared well include the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District and Marple Newtown School District.

You can see Radnor Township School District's full report card here.

Radnor keeps its students, faculty, and staff safe in a few simple ways, reports neaToday.org.

“One of the best ways to prevent school shootings is by schools being involved in their community,” Radnor Township School District David Wood told the outlet.

District Security Supervisor Joe Perchetti said even with all the technology used to connect the Radnor community, its the face-to-face interactions that help keep everyone safe when the world seems to be so dangerous.

"Yes, we have the digital equipment and conduct regular training and emergency drills," he told neaToday.org, "but it’s the interaction between our students, principals, teachers, school support staff, and their neighbors that collectively become the ultimate deterrent to school violence."

The district also works closely with Radnor Township Police in various ways, including introducing them to young students to help foster positive community-police relationships as early as elementary school.

Radnor also uses school security guards who get to know students instead of just policing behavior.

"Our security guards are trained to be district security ambassadors,” Perchetti told the outlet. “Although we employ an internal training regimen, most of the guards are off-duty firefighters, police, EMTs (emergency medical technicians), retired law enforcement and military veterans.”

Congratulations to Radnor Township School District for earning such a great commendation!

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