In the wake of the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, school districts around the country are grappling with “how to marry 20th-century environments with 21st-century technology and make our schools safe,” said architect Irene Nigaglioni, chair of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), at its School Security Summit in Washington, D.C., on February 7.
Echoing many speakers at the meeting, Nigaglioni, a partner at the Dallas-based PBK Architects and the mother of a second grader, said she was deeply affected by the tragedy. She convened the summit, held at the U.S. Green Building Council headquarters, to bring together architects, educators, government agencies, NGOs, and security experts to discuss school security as it relates to the planning, design, and operational protocol of the physical environment.
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