Safety and Security


The School’s security operations are managed by our outsourced security company, AlliedUniversal (AUS), and are developed through various professional advises from security experts, including Harrison Police department, Japan’s Consulate General in New York. The School follows relevant laws and regulations that pertains to private secondary educational institutions, and undergoes NYSAIS (New York State Association of Independent Schools) examination/evaluation processes.  The School continues to enhance security apparatus and operations to provide safety environment for all.

Security Operations and Apparatus

AlliedUniversal (AUS) has been in charge of the School’s security operations for many years, and is quite familiar with the School’s situation. AUS is one of the largest provider of security officers in the United States. AUS provides security services to many global corporations’ officers in Westchester County such as Mastercard and Morgan Stanley.

Safety Routine

  • The security officers on duty are required to check all incoming automobiles and conducts regular foot patrol of both inside and outside the Campus.
  • The entrance doors to buildings and classroom doors are locked and unlock at predetermined scheduled by the security officers to prevent unauthorized entry into the buildings (especially at the nighttime).
  • Vehicular accesses are monitored at the security booth at the entrance.
  • Each faculty and staff is issued a name tag (with a face photo), frequent visitors, such as students’ parents are issued a pass. Other visitors are required to wear temporary visitor passes which must be returned before leaving the Campus.

Safety Trainings

As for the faculty and staff and the students of the School, they all participate in fire drills and lockdown drills. These drills takes place during the day as well as at night so the faculty and staff as well as the students can be trained to respond in different circumstances. The safety material “Active Shooter Response Guide” is distributed to the entire faculty and staff and the students.

Community Cooperation and Information Sharing

The on-site security manager has process in which security and emergency information can be shared with the Harrison Police Department as well as Manhattanville University Security.

On-site Manager:

Frankie Ruiz

Titles: Security Manager
Biography:

My name is Frankie Ruiz and I have been employed by Allied Universal Security since July of 2019 .I am presently assigned as the Security Account Manager to the Keio Academy of New York. I come with 27 years experience in the Security field, 20 years working Loss prevention for major retailers and 7 years while working for Allied Universal.

Before Being promoted into this new position as account Manager,  I have worked for retail businesses such as CVS, and Stop & Shop from 1999- 2019. While working Loss Prevention I was operating CCTV, investigating organized retail crime and apprehending shoplifters. I worked and traveled to other States and was able to have relationships with local law enforcement, the fire department and Community relations. In 2019 I joined Allied Universal and started off as a Security Concierge/ Site Supervisor at a residential Condominium in Tuckahoe, New York. Being Courteous, respectful and professional at all times not only our tenants but to our guests as well. I secured and checked all entries, assigned in/out visitors and deliveries.  I then was offered and promoted to operations Manager in the Main Branch Office and was given over 250 Guards to Schedule and handle payroll. 

Upon accepting this current position as Account Manager at the Keio Academy, I will receive extensive training from Allied Universal to make me aware and to better myself at this position. Being a license Security Officer I will also be taking 8-hour annual refresher courses to be up to date with new policies and procedures in the line of Security. 

Officers:

The Keio Security Staff is comprised of fourteen Security Officers and the Security Manager. The Keio Academy of New York receives security coverage twenty four hours a day, Seven days a week. All of the Security Officers receive extensive training based on New York State regulations and each guard is licensed a certified by New York State as a NYS Security Guard. Every year the Security Officer has to complete mandatory training required by New York State for certification and the Security Officers also training at the School on emergency procedures dealing with medical, fire, and active shooter response techniques.