Security measures alone insufficient for school safety, G25 warns

G25 has urged policymakers to adopt a more comprehensive approach to ensuring school safety, cautioning that reliance on conventional security infrastructure overlooks the behavioural and social factors driving violence among students. While acknowledging that measures such as security personnel and closed-circuit television systems are necessary components of school safety protocols, the group contends these alone cannot resolve the root causes of student misconduct and aggression. The intervention reflects growing concern about incidents of violence within educational institutions across the region and the adequacy of current preventive strategies. G25 has recommended that authorities prioritise interventions addressing psychological factors, social influences, and environmental conditions that may contribute to violent behaviour among young people. The group's position suggests that effective school safety requires a multi-faceted strategy combining physical security measures with counselling services, community engagement, and programmes designed to cultivate positive behavioural change and conflict resolution skills among students.