A look inside Jeff H.S. security

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - After video surfaces of a student allegedly attacking a Jeff High School administrator, NewsChannel 18 took an inside look at the safety of the school.

Video of a student allegedly violently attacking a Jeff High School Administrator recently made the rounds on several internet sites. It has many questioning if this is a normal sight in the halls of the high school.

"I've worked in the schools for 17 years, and I think, in 17 years that might be the second instance where we've had a kid that actually attacked, or went after an administrator or a staff member," said officer Mike McIver, the resource officer at Lafayette Jefferson High School.

Parents of students, former and current, echo the sentiment. Most are sure this is just a case of one child acting out, and not the normal way things function.

"I think it was just disconcerting given the level, or lack of respect for authority that the teenager had, and I believe that starts in the home," said Stacey Preyss, a mother of three.

"Students become out of control and that's why we have security there, so the students and the staff feel safe," said Diana Koger, a mother of former Jeff High School Students.

Koger said she always felt safe with her children at the school and emphasized the importance of a public school education.

Officer McIver said despite Monday's incident he's still convinced the school is taking more than necessary safety measures.

"At any given time, we can have three to four officers in the building that are roaming around who will help respond," said McIver, "I believe we're at about 170 cameras throughout this building that we probably have. And one of the big things we'll do is just go straight to those videos to see the footage of what occurred in that area."

McIver also reviewed the security tape of Monday's incident and said he found no fault in the way the staff of the high school reacted to the situation.