Among them, Bridgend council said it had also asked head teachers to “ensure that teachers, pupils, staff and governors are all aware of what to do in the event of an emergency situation”.
“While serious incidents such as this are, thankfully, rare, I want to reassure parents and carers that local schools have plans and procedures in place which can be quickly and efficiently implemented,” said Jon-Paul Blundell, Bridgend’s cabinet member for education.
The council is also due to meet headteachers to “confirm that all relevant plans and procedures are in place”.
Wales has asked other education authorities about their school safety procedures.
‘Critical incident training’
Torfaen council plans to discuss lockdown arrangements with education leaders across the Gwent region on 13 May.
It will also look at how it manages fencing repairs and magnetic locks as students have been able to break these, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
In Wrexham, heads have been asked to “check and confirm their emergency lockdown procedures,” the council said.
Denbighshire council has “contacted all schools to remind them of the protocols and procedures in place to lockdown should the need arise”.
School leaders in Monmouthshire recently attended “critical incident training” and all its “secondary schools have appropriate systems and processes in place to respond to emergency incidents in school,” the council said.
Caerphilly council said it has “robust policies and procedures in place to protect the school community” which can be “reviewed as appropriate to ensure they are up to date and reflect the latest advice and learning from emerging incidents”.
Newport council said its procedures were up to date so “we aren’t planning a review at the moment”.
