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Designing Safe Schools

A new concern at the forefront of designing schools – safety.

Well, safety has always been a priority when thinking about school design, but now it is of increasing importance. Not just in new construction but in remodeling, renovating, and modifying schools. With tight school budgets, what options are available to keep students safe from a shooter? To keep a shooter out? To safely and securely lock doors? To not make a school feel like a high-walled fortress, but to make sure the students and staff are safe?

The balance between safety and open learning environments. Stanton Engineering Group is keeping up on trends, conversations, and movements in school safety.