School Construction: Security is Built In
New high school, middle school designed for better safety
Safety and security has changed how schools are designed and built. And the new Westlake High School and Lee Burneson Middle School are no exception. Dave Puffer, director of construction projects for Westlake City Schools, said details large and small are designed to keep students and staff safe. It starts at the entrances. "We limited the entrances," Puffer said. Burneson has a front entrance, where buses will drop off and pick up students, and a rear entrance for parents to do the same. Once classes start, the front entrances at each school will be the only ones open. Each front entrance comes into a vestibule, and, after classes start, the only way to get in past that will be to be buzzed in by the front office. Most other doors are …
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