From this Friday (7th), the school units in Itajaí, on the north coast of Santa Catarina, will be under armed surveillance. The Orbenk company, which won the tender, hired 245 specialists.

They must conduct morning, afternoon and night surveillance in schools, kindergartens and day care centres. This Friday morning they participated in the integration in the Department of Education.

Municipal schools in Itajai are now under armed surveillance – Photo: Itajai City Hall/Reproduction/ND

School work starts in the afternoon. The contract, which is valid for 12 months and involves an investment of more than 11 million reais, provides for 120 specialists for the morning shift (from 7:00 to 13:00), 120 for the afternoon shift (from 13:00 to 19:00). ) and five guards for the night (from 18:00 to 00:00). The contract should cost the state treasury about 930,000 reais per month.

School safety measures

“After what happened at the kindergarten in Blumenau, the municipality immediately began to take a number of measures, such as the Alerta Escola button, the strengthening of rounds by our teaching units and the assessment of spaces with wall extension projects. and reinforcing the railings,” emphasizes Education Minister Eliset Furtado Cardoso.

armed guard

The contracting company, Orbenk, must offer, in addition to labor, all resources, materials and equipment necessary to perform the services as specified in the service contract.

The functions of armed surveillance include: controlling the entry and exit of people to the training units, patrolling the protected area, directing to the reception of persons unfamiliar with the place of residence of the unit, and identifying them, preventing the entry of unauthorized persons, paying attention to any suspicious attitude when people, staff and students enter and exit, and notify the responsible authorities.

In addition, the contract stipulates that the guards take all the precautions necessary for the handling of weapons, have a functional bearing and armed surveillance training accredited by the federal police unit, as well as a number of criteria confirming their ability to act. in educational departments.