CHALLENGE Prior to 2018, Jeanne Schaffner CSRM, safety and risk manager for Springs Charter Schools in Southern California, faced a challenge regarding her administration’s ability to know precisely who was entering their facilities. “Our visitor check-in protocol included a twice- a-year, 5-mile-radius Megan’s Law sex offender search to familiarize each building staff with the offenders living near our facilities,” Schaffner says. “We weren’t really uncomfortable with the situation—we didn’t think we’d ever had an issue—until a couple of parents popped up on the search. That forced us to re-examine our procedures and look for a better way.” “We realized two things,” Schaffner continues. “One, we really didn’t know who was walking in the door, and two, that twice-annual sex offender

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