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Jay Senter
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K-12 Education

Briefly Noted: Shawnee Mission security head weighs in on challenges of school safety

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Officers and fire officials running an active shooter scenario at Antioch Church in 2018.

Shawnee Mission security chief John Douglass interviewed as part of Flatland investigation into school safety. Balancing the need to create an open environment for learning and to create a secure space that protects students from threats requires constant review, Shawnee Mission Director of Emergency Management John Douglass said as part of a recent Flatland KC investigation into school shootings. [School Shootings Pit Safety Vs. Pedagogy — Flatland KC]

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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