Questions about school safety are looming in the aftermath of Monday morning’s North Park Elementary School shooting.
The incident occurred when a 53-year-old man shot and killed his estranged wife Karen Elaine Smith, who was teaching a special education class at the San Bernardino school. The man also fatally shot an 8-year-old student before turning the gun on himself. Another student was wounded, but is in stable condition. The shooter reportedly had a history of domestic abuse and he was able to enter the school by checking-in at its front office.
So what is school protocol when a suspicious individual enters a campus? What rules are there to ensure student safety?
Guests:
Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., distinguished professor of education at the UCLA Graduate School of Education
Kenneth S. Trump, president of National School Safety and Security Services, a national school safety consulting firm