Safety and schools, two topics that have become parallel with one another. Educational institutions serious about improving security for their school communities can look to West Michigan Glass Coatings as a trust-worthy company with experience and expertise in installing safety window films to schools in Grand Rapids, MI and surrounding areas.
Hundreds of American schools have incorporated 3M safety films to improve the security of windows and doors. West Michigan Glass Coatings is ready to help those in Holland, Muskegon, and Kalamazoo explore this cost-effective option to offer enhanced protection for students and staff.
Schools across the country are making changes to keep students safe following such tragedies as the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado and Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. Among the types of security upgrades available are better security cameras inside and outside of schools, systems to lock all main doors, and more secure entranceways.
The safety window film Grand Rapids MI’s West Michigan Glass Coatings offers allows schools to prepare for the worst-case scenarios without making windows and doors look foreboding.
The brilliance of safety and security film is that it can impede a dangerous offender or vandal without looking ugly and scary to young students. While these window films cannot prevent breakage, they do make it that much more difficult to break through glass, thus preventing a quick break in and entry. Slowing down the entrance of an intruder may also make it easier to identify or capture an image of the perpetrator on security cameras.
There are different types of safety window films available, each of which offers different benefits and varying levels of protection. Applying safety film to glass can make it tear- resistant and shatterproof, or even bond the filmed window to the frame. When used in the proper combination, it is possible to strengthen glass against even a bomb blast.
While safety and security film may not stop intruders from eventually gaining access to a school, it will impede their attempt to gain entry. The latest research into violent crimes shows that often, if violent intruders are delayed even briefly, they will move on. Since the FBI recently reported that nearly 70% of shootings in the last 13 years ended within five minutes – and 60% before law enforcement officers arrived – every second of delay counts.
Safety window film is a good solution for west Michigan schools because it is:
- Much less expensive than replacing all glass windows and glass in doors with protective glass
- Very easy for glass professionals to apply, even over glazed glass
- Attractive, not unsightly, and can even offer protection from UV rays
Is your Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Kalamazoo, or Holland school looking for security upgrades that are affordable and can be put in place quickly? Contact the highly-skilled team at West Michigan Glass Coatings to find out more about protective safety window films available for the Grand Rapids MI area.