Galen Davis, Director
School Service Center
3850 N. Hydraulic
(316) 973-2260
The
Wichita Public Schools Security Services Department was founded in
1965. Security Services is a team of well-trained men and women who
provide professional safety and security services to the 48,000
diverse students in the Wichita metropolitan area. Today it is made
up of 40 officers. The Security Services Department is the largest
school security department in the State of Kansas. The officers
attend required basic training, advanced training and annual
in-service training. Officers are authorized to enforce applicable
state and local laws, and policies of the Wichita Public Schools.
Their services include patrolling the schools, crisis intervention,
metal detection scanning, safety audits, investigations,
surveillance and an extensive incident reporting system. Security
Officers respond to approximately 9,000 calls for assistance and
prepare over 2,000 reports annually. The Security Services
Department strives to be a professional part of the Wichita law
enforcement community.
It’s
a big job, three shifts working 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
365 days a year, inside and outside, in over 100 school district
buildings. The officers are also responsible for providing security
and metal detection scanning at all major athletic events. On a
typical weekday, Security Services officers are responsible for a
population equal to that of a small sized American city. The people
served by the department include students, staff, parents and other
visitors – all of whom expect and deserve a safe environment in
which to learn and work. It is an assignment that calls for
professionals who take pride in doing their job well.
This
department is made up of two sections:
Security Patrol Officers: These officers patrol campuses on
foot and in vehicles. They respond to a wide variety of calls for
service, which include, assistance with disruptive students; theft
reporting; reports of suspicious activities and individuals; as well
as, alarms that are received through our Security Communications
Department and Sedgwick County 911 Emergency Communications.
Security Site Based Officers: These officers are responsible
for the security in seven comprehensive high schools, four special
day schools and one magnet high school serving over 10,000
students. Security officers receive specialized training in such
areas as first aid, report writing, conflict resolution, diversity
and other issues related to security and protection.
All
Security Services Officers work closely with school staff and
administrators, the Wichita Police Department, School Resources
Officers, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, the court system,
Juvenile Probation, Sedgwick County Emergency Management and the
Wichita Fire Department. This collaboration embodies the
departments’ motto of “Teaming for Safe Schools”.
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