No more blowing the whistle from the principal of the Fay-la-Triouleyre elementary school to send the children out during safety exercises.
Since the start of the holidays, with Les Quatre-Chemins in Noustoulet, the school has been equipped with an anti-intrusion device.
This new equipment may surprise you. However, whether it was Mayor Guy Chapelle and his three deputies present at the presentation or Director Audrey Uggieri, all declared themselves satisfied with this implementation. “We are in a quiet area, but we are not safe from anything. »
To prevent and adopt appropriate behavior
Without being alarmist, the various protagonists (elected officials, parents, teachers, etc.) recognize that the system is intended above all to be reassuring. “It’s easy to use. The alarms are different depending on the situation. So children can tell the difference. »
The objective is to simultaneously warn all people present in the building (children and adults) with a view to rapid containment in the event of a threat, an unwanted presence, an external risk that could impact the establishment, etc. It is separate from the fire alarm.
Furthermore, in the event of a problem, different contacts can be notified. “Telephone numbers are stored and can be called. The first are the gendarmes, then the permanent elected officials, finishing with the chief magistrate of the commune. »
Installation aids
To provide two of its schools with such equipment at a cost of just under 6,000 euros, the municipality used state aid through the FIPD (Interministerial Fund for the Prevention of Delinquency). up to 33% and a subsidy from the Region, as part of support for the installation of special security plan devices, up to 30%.
In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Saint-Germain-Laprade is the only commune in Haute-Loire to have used this regional system. Since December 2022, a total of 49 municipalities have benefited, for a total sum of 405,000 euros. This represents 160 protected schools.
