Steps to stopping school violence before it starts

School shootings always seemed to happen someplace else — until they don’t, as was the case just over a year ago at Freeman.

Hitting really close to home suddenly made school safety a much higher priority on the radar of all area schools, and Medical Lake was no exception.

Every district school received physical upgrades of secure doors and video systems that allow staff to monitor who is coming and going.

Medical Lake High School will also soon have an 8-foot security fence in the back of the campus to tie together exposed outbuildings and annexes. It should be installed this month, Superinte...