New project for school security. Details revealed

School attacks have been among the important agenda items in Türkiye for a while. The "Compassion Shield" project is being implemented against the dangers of school attacks, drugs and bullying.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs aims to recognize the risk at home with the project. Informing families will be held with the participation of the police. Volunteering will be essential and the child's privacy will be protected. Detection, prevention and intervention stages will be created for school security.

“BE ON DUTY HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE CHILDREN ARRIVE”

Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi attended the public order meeting held at the Security and Emergency Situations Coordination Center.

Minister Çiftçi, who instructed to increase inspections around schools, said:

"One of the most important issues of our day has now become school security. School security is no longer a routine public order topic for us. Let's assign security guards, temporary security guards through the gendarmerie, and guards through the police in schools where needed. In places where we need to take more precautions, they should be on duty half an hour before the children come to school, so that at least security can be ensured when the children come to school."

Following the school attacks, a new step was taken to increase security in schools. School entrances and exits were strictly controlled and a turnstile system was installed.

In addition, parent-teacher meetings will be planned and conducted throughout the country only through the "School Appointment System". Parents will not be allowed to visit without an appointment and people who are not the student's parents will not be allowed to enter the school.

SECURITY CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED

As part of the security measures, security cameras that see the school and its surroundings were activated and blind spots were illuminated.

CHECKS WILL INCREASE AT THE SCHOOL ENTRANCE

With the new application, controls at school entrances will also be increased. Officers will be able to scan bags and clothes using a hand detector when deemed necessary.

Thus, it is aimed to prevent dangerous items such as cutting, piercing or firearms from being brought into schools.

In the new academic year, 30 thousand garden staff will work in schools in 81 provinces. With this application, it is aimed to take more comprehensive precautions around the school and at entrance and exit points.

Answering the questions of NTV Ankara Representative Ahmet Ergen last August, Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi said that 30 thousand people would be hired.

The officers, who will be employed as garden guards, will work overtime to ensure the safety of schools and to prevent possible violent incidents in schools.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE THROUGH İŞKUR

Minister Çiftçi had announced that applications for the job in question would be made through İŞKUR.

Explaining that they determined how many quotas fell into each province together with the governorships, Minister Çiftçi also stated that the risk situations of the schools were reconsidered in monthly meetings.

Minister Çiftçi stated that security forces will continue to work in schools deemed risky, and that garden staff will start working as an extra precaution.

WHERE WILL GARDEN ATTENDANTS WORK?

Following the attacks in schools, the 7-Step School Security Model was announced. With the start of garden staff, it is aimed to strengthen the physical security and early warning pillars of the model in question. Accordingly, garden staff will be on duty at school entrances and exits.

Officers will monitor the mobility of students, parents and visitors, and if a suspicious situation occurs, they will report this to the school administration and law enforcement.