On November 14, , at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California , United States, a school shooting occurred when a student with a pistol, identified as year-old Nathaniel Berhow, shot five schoolmates, killing two, before killing himself.
As a response to the rise of school shootings elsewhere in the United States, the William S. Hart Union School District had undertaken a number of measures to improve security at the school.
According to the district's website, all schools have a school resource officer assigned to each campus. Schools are surrounded by fencing and supervisors monitor those who enter and exit the campus. Saugus High School has fencing and at least a dozen security cameras, but no metal detectors. The gates for the school are routinely locked during instructional time and would be opened only for students to leave for lunch or to leave school at the end of the day.
Visitors are required to sign in and out of the school. Each school has a "Safe Schools Ambassador," a student trained to work within their peer groups to prevent bullying, teasing, and violence on campuses.
Earlier in , students at Saugus High School had participated in a class project to create a training video for dealing with an active shooter.
