Security
The issue you must now address –
How can the school ensure
That all has been done to assess
Is this room quite secure
Crime factors – rife in Western Cape –
These do raise great concerns
Fierce gangs and hijackings and rape
This from the news one learns
With unemployment figures high
It comes as no surprise
Thief gangs steal all that they can spy
Crime rates are on the rise
Soft targets most thieves do prefer
Like a computer lab
If there’s no measure to deter
They come in swift and grab
One therefore must do all one can
To keep the thieves away
For strict security must plan
Due diligence display
The fav’rite place from where they steal
Is through the roof – up top –
Through ceilings boldly their way feel
Leave with a hardware crop
The way to stop them – one must choose
A room with roof concrete
Through this route P Cs you won’t lose
Seal up the thief’s retreat
If such a room can not be found
Barbed wire one can use
Uncoiled above and tightly bound
To halt a thief’s abuse
Steel mesh above the ceiling may
A thief’s efforts deflect
In this sure way keep them at bay
The school’s assets protect
Do not neglect the doors to lock
To keep delinquents out
When thieves steal all the precious stock
Poor schools must do without
Essential is a safety gate
To give security
And when there is a steel mesh grate
There’s extra certainty
Strong cages that are made of steel
– With this experts concur –
While these add to a safety feel
Quick exits they deter
The door must be protected well
The culprits one must block
A safe’s door will their efforts quell
As would a strong padlock
Through windows thieves can also move
To take their loot away
Here one must also clearly prove
That they can’t have their way
Strong burglar bars keep thieves outside
The lab they must not wreck
Install them on the room’s inside
For this draw up a spec
Firm stone guards that will shield from bricks
The windows fortify
Protect against stone throwers tricks
These missiles they defy
At times it is expedient
To brick the windows closed
One can not be too lenient
Nor should one be exposed
The windows ceiling and the door
On these schools must reflect
And in the project plan explore
How one them would protect
To add extra security
‘gainst crime one must revolt
Use locks for robust surety
And use a sturdy bolt
Surveillance – this must be in place –
In regions of high crime
Thieves will think twice to show a face
Won’t through the windows climb
To lose P Cs – a prospect grim –
Leaves one in great despair
Invest in an alarm system
This gives the thieves a scare
And so all safety features are
Planned to the nth degree
The burglars may not leave a scar
When on a stealing spree
These steps thieves merely will deter
It won’t keep out the pros
Insurance will some costs incur
But will prevent great woes
At this stage do alert the school
Insurance they must buy
They must keep money in the pool
The fees – per month – are high
The project plan – it must reflect –
Each high secure aspect
Describes the best way to protect
And thieves’ efforts deflect
Poem Index
- I Why the rooster crows
- II The good old days
- III The gloom sets in
- IV The exodus
- V The first rays of light
- VI The light bearers
- VII Distribution of light
- VIII One size does not fit all
- IX Planning to let the light shine
- X Room structure
- XI Security
- XII Power and light
- XIII Furnishings
- XIV Airconditioning
- XV Focal point of light
- XVI Technology options
- XVII Educational software
- XVIII Cost of light
- XIX Sustainability
- XX Light at the end of the tunnel
- XXI The first shimmers of light
- XXII The e-plan
- XXIII LAN administration
- XXIV Facilitation
- XXV The launch
- XXVI The real work starts
- XXVII Light for the community
- XXVIII Light for the learners