The B asked students and staff to reflect on their personal sense of safety on campus in an anonymous survey. This is what they said:
“Our community can be deemed safe. However, every single community that has had a school shooting says that.”
“No school in the US is completely safe”
“I’m on the lookout everywhere I go.”
In the wake of the recent school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, our staff sought to explore a question that’s becoming increasingly urgent across the nation: How prepared is our school for an emergency? Over several weeks, we polled 100 students and 50 staff and interviewed 14 administrators, teachers, security experts, and students to piece together a comprehensive understanding of Burlingame’s safety protocols.