Metal detectors, frames and a police officer: security in educational institutions will be enhanced

Metal detectors, frames and a police officer: security in educational institutions will be enhanced

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 7 2023, 02:19 PM • 30082 views

Each educational institution will be equipped with metal detectors. There will also be police officers on duty to ensure the safety of children, said Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

Metal detectors and frames are to be installed in every educational institution. In addition, police officers will be on duty in schools to ensure the safety of children, said Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, UNN reports .

We are starting to implement a set of measures to create a safe educational environment. It should be based on a police officer who will serve in educational institutions and be responsible for the safety of children 

- said Klymenko.

Details

According to him, police officers will be selected through a competition, subjected to a thorough check and medical examination, followed by specialized training to be ready for any challenges.

He also added that access control at educational institutions would be tightened, with metal detectors and frames in every school.

We will start recruiting and selecting candidates soon. In the meantime, 70% of educational institutions are equipped with panic buttons and are under the protection of the security police. We know what to do next for the sake of children's safety

- summarized the Minister of Internal Affairs.

To recap

In the Russian city of Bryansk, five people were injured in a shooting at a gymnasium. One wounded girl and the eighth-grader who did the shooting died.