How Mater Dei and Santa Ana Police Work Together to Keep Campus Safe Stella Pham, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2026
![SAFETY IN ACTION Mater Dei High School commits to maintaining campus safety through emergency planning, response frameworks, and close collaboration with the Santa Police Department. Assistant Principal of Student Life Jack Conklin ‘80 emphasized the importance of continuously reviewing and implementing these safety standards to ensure students are protected in a closed-campus environment. “Every teacher and staff have these [emergency plans],” Conklin said. “It’s part of what we have in an emergency bag in every classroom and office.” Photo illustration by Stella Pham.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4187-1200x928.jpeg)
