When you use school lockers or athletic lockers in your district, their security is of the utmost importance. At school, your students store very important items in their lockers, from homework to textbooks to personal items such as electronics, gym equipment, wallets, and other valuables. Your students trust that their school lockers can protect their belongings. If your school lockers are easy to break into, it may be time to invest in a more secure solution from Carroll Seating.
Why Do You Need Secure Lockers?
Your students store lots of personal items in school lockers and athletic lockers alike. These items can have a massive impact on their academic, athletic, and personal success if they go missing. Your students place a lot of trust in you and your school, and you need to uphold security through school lockers.
What would happen the day before a massive exam if a thief broke into students’ school lockers and stole their backpack with their textbook and notes? What if someone broke into the athletic lockers and took all of your football team’s helmets before the big game?
Thefts at school can occur out of malicious intent and for practical jokes. However, these incidents can have drastic consequences, even if the perpetrator does not mean to be harmful. To best protect your students and athletes, choose school and athletic lockers that are heavy-duty and come with secure locking mechanisms.
Tips for Reducing Locker Room Theft
Do you have a problem with thefts of school lockers or athletic lockers on your campus? There are a few tips you can use to minimize the risk of theft and catch perpetrators in the act.
Limit access to the locker area. Have a check-in area for visitors to your campus so that they cannot access school lockers. In athletic facilities, implement a check-in system to protect athletic lockers as well.
If you notice an unknown individual hanging around the athletic lockers, train staff to ask for a student ID card and ask why they are in the area. If possible, have staff monitor these athletic lockers at all times.
Make sure to perform regular maintenance on all lockers, hinges, and latches. If your school lockers have poor maintenance, this will make them more susceptible to theft.
If you supply locks to your students, make sure they are heavy-duty and not easy to break into. For best results, choose locker systems with build-in locking mechanisms that are not as easy for thieves to break into.
Recommend that your students leave their valuables at home and do not store them in their lockers. Cash, jewelry, electronics, and other valuable items should not be in school or athletic lockers.
Invest in high-security, heavy-duty school lockers and athletic lockers from trusted providers such as Carroll Seating.
Choose Security Lockers From Carroll Seating
Do you need customizable, maximum security school lockers? Carroll Seating can install secure school lockers and athletic lockers that meet your district’s needs. All of our school and athletic lockers come with life cycle cost advantages, heavy-duty materials, and the highest level of security.
Interested in installing a secure locker system for your school? Contact Carroll Seating today to schedule your project with one of our locker room experts in Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, and more. We are proud to provide security to schools throughout the Midwest and beyond.
Sources:
https://www.carrollseating.com/specialty-lockers/
https://pattersonpope.com/2018/08/28/multiple-uses-secure-locker-configurations/
http://www.redwoodsgroup.com/safety-resources/general-safety-guidance-and-tools/safety-guidance/reducing-locker-room-theft-ymcas/