School Security Chief Lane Linder Switches Beats, Leaves LFHS To Join HPHS, DHS
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HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Township High School District 113 hired away the security director from neighboring Lake Forest Community High School District 115.
Lane Linder, a former police commander in Park Forest, has been the director of operations, safety and security at District 115 for the past six years.
In that role, he managed safety operations, developed various emergency plans and worked with school resource officers at Lake Forest High School.
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For the 2023-24 school year, he had a salary of $116,484, plus about $20,600 in employer-paid health insurance from the job.
But starting Oct. 7, Linder is leaving Lake Forest to become the new director of security for both Deerfield and Highland Park high schools.
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On Tuesday, the District 113 board approved a contract with Linder that runs through June 30, 2025, pays him a prorated annual salary worth $132,500 over the course of a full year. It does not include health insurance.
And on Wednesday, he notified District 115 that his last day would be Oct. 4, officials told Patch.
Linder said in a statement that he is honored to take the job and looks forward to collaborating with staff and administrators to safeguard the community.
“Drawing from my background in law enforcement and school security, I’m committed to advancing District 113’s safety protocols and introducing new strategies to address evolving security challenges,” Linder said. “My focus is on fostering a secure, welcoming environment where students and staff feel safe and supported.”
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Superintendent Chala Holland said the district was “incredibly fortunate” to be able to have Linder on staff.
“Lane’s extensive experience working with students in district and high school settings, combined with his expertise in threat assessment, crisis management, and supporting stakeholder learning positions enable him to immediately strengthen our safety and security protocols,” Holland said. “With a distinguished law enforcement career, where he served as a commander, school resource officer, led K9 teams, and developed comprehensive crisis intervention strategies, Lane is uniquely equipped to lead District 113’s efforts in ensuring the safety of our entire community.”
District 113 created the position of security director in response to increased safety concerns following the 2022 mass shooting allegedly carried out by a Highland Park High School dropout, as well as an incident in which a Highland Park High School student allegedly brought a gun to school on the nine-month anniversary of the shooting, which coincided with a student walkout protesting gun violence.
The district first hired Amy Oliva, who had managed security operations at the Waukegan High School’s Brookside campus and worked as a substitute school resource officer. Her contract expired at the end of June and she departed the district.
The latest new security measure the district plans to implement is dogs trained to sniff out explosives and guns. As reported by Highland Park Patch, trained canine detection teams supplied by a Miami-based contractor are expected to be on both the Deerfield and the Highland Park campuses in January.
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