Britney Fortner was involved with the Austin Police Department during major school shootings and later transitioned to roles that enhanced school safety. As she advanced from a Program Coordinator to the Director of Safety, Security and Threat Management, she emphasized the need for security professionals to understand community issues. Fortner's approach focuses on proactive measures that include recognizing early warning signs of potential violence and engaging with local communities to ensure student safety and well-being.
"When both of those events took place, we as an intelligence center started asking ourselves: what could we do to mitigate these risks and these threats?"
"I learned a lot in that role because I was doing a lot more related to physical security. I did a lot of work related to mitigating risk when it came to school safety and really got my feet under me."
"To secure campuses, Fortner emphasizes the importance of taking a look at the surrounding community."
"Mitigating threats to schools requires security professionals to be attuned to trends and unrest within the community in order to identify the early signs of an individual grievance that could turn into violence."
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