Restricting access to interactive panel controls

[Oaktech]

Bit of a first for me...

 

We've got twins in our Foundation Year that are fresh into the country from another country where there is little to no support for child development issues and they have not been assessed like they would have done if they'd been born here. We suspect they are both autistic, they are largely non verbal and the words they do have are not in English, they are not toilet trained, they are prone to bite and cannot be out of sight of each other for more than a minute or so without screaming to point of vomiting and/or urinating. They've just been dumped on us as the only school with spaces that the parent can get to by bus before school starts.

 

I come into the frame because they are completely obsessed with our smart interactive panels. We have disabled the screen interactivity to try and dissuade them, but they have now moved on to pressing the menu buttons to make the screen do something that they can touch. The classroom staff are at their wits end and are at the point of having to physically restrain or remove them from the class while the teacher gives input to the rest of the class using the board to stop them from running up and just pressing the buttons in a frenzy. They have asked if there is a way of disabling the screen hard buttons. I can always open the board up and unplug the button board, but Smart have confirmed that this will void our warranty, or we can pay £400 and Smart will come and disable them for us, and the same again to reinstate when the twins leave/move up. We've even tried to distract them with one of those switch/latch boards but that doesn't hold them.

 

Can anyone find/know of a stick over the top lockable cover that would work to protect the controls? We've found things like thermostat covers but these are really too big. The dimensions are 140mm x 60mm.

 

Even then I'm not sure how I can attach them to be child proof without drilling holes in the board fascia! I just have to be seen to try something so it can all be added to the rapidly mounting file of evidence about how unsuitable our mainstream setting is for them.

[p858snake]

If its a flat surface, a square/rectangle of PVC (or similar) and then double side tape it in place?

[LukeRowberry]

I’d probably stick a length of wood across the front of it and screw it to the wall either side. Maybe drill a hole in front of the sensor for the remote but apart from that wouldn’t be too worried what it looked like in your situation. Edited June 15, 2024 by LukeRowberry

[miloshmedia]

Could you use hot glue (as fairly easily removed with some time) and some acrylic with holes to sit on the top, use a pen or thin designed key if you ever needed them?

[5tu]

What make are the screens? Does the manufacturer have a cloud management portal you could use to lock down the controls? That’s what we do with our Optoma and BenQ screens.

[BenQ_Chris]

Hi @Oaktech

 

Can I ask for make/model of screen? I ask as a lot of BenQ screens have the ability to lock down the buttons (as well as IR/touch). Feel free to drop me a DM.