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A school in Khayelitsha pays the local neighbourhood watch a stipend to visit the school at various times during the day and night. They also provide two people who stay on the premises for most part of the night. This is over and above the security company’s visits.

We have ITcrimes installed. This is both a preventative and reactionary measure.

Cameras have been installed at all schools in this area (I speak under correction). Images captured play a role in the police investigation.

Just an additional comment. In Khayelitsha there are five schools in a the same road. Four of them were burgled in one form or the other. Only Sobambisana Primary (touch wood) was not burgled. If you look at the security check that was done, then you will see what the school has in place as opposed to other schools.

SECURITY

EMDC East have ensured that schools were informed to take the neccessary security steps to protect their property – even the police detail were forwarded to the schools. LETTERS and verbal communication were taken by Facilitators.

A special task team from SAPS will be deployed in Khayelitsha area. SAPS said they can do a lot if they have the serial numbers as supplied through IT Crimes. SAPS have the re-registered schools serial numbers already. Khanya East Security sustainable plan incorporation with SAPS @ http://www.saps.gov.za.

Further, EMDC East Team also informed schools about appropriate measures to safeguard everything. One of the measures is to ensure that school’s insurances are updated to cover all ICT equipment such as the school’s computers, Mindset equipment, data projectors and Interactive Whiteboards, Mimio.

Principals must make sure that the LAB keys are in responsible hands. Security armed response must be informed WHO are in keyholders during the holidays – they are contactable and available. Schools were informed to ensure that alarm systems are in a working condition. Admin Pc’s and servers, scanners, printers, data projectors, laptops must be packed away in strong rooms.

CONTACT DETAIL :

Police Operational room number 24 hours is:
021 360 23 08 or 14 in ALL District East Areas.

IT CRIMES is also 24 hours available and may be contacted as soon as SAPS has been informed in cases of a burglary.
CONTACT NUMBER: – 011 837 4700
shaun@itcrimes.co.za.

Our main and most reliant security system is our learners and surrounding community. They are the eyes and the ears of a school. To instill the pride, responsibility and protectiveness within each child, educator and parent is another educational process within an institute. The value of what technology means to our learners and empowerment of our communities, is an important factor to implement, than just the obvious precautions.