Keeping students and staff safe while they’re at school is critically important for public, private, and charter school leaders—and controlling who has access to the building is a fundamental element of any school safety plan.
- By Mike Vance
- April 01, 2019
With the recent media hype about low frequency card readers being easily hacked, schools are now being encouraged to upgrade their low-frequency card readers to higher frequency 13.56 MHz (also known as smart card technology) which are far more difficult to hack.
- By Larry Reed
- April 01, 2019
We've collected the top Campus Security & Life Safety stories published in our print issues this year.
- By Jessica Davis, Sydny Shepard
- December 28, 2018
Predicting campus security trends ahead of the New Year.
- By Sydny Shepard
- December 27, 2018
Campus Security & Life Safety takes a look back at the trending security measures on campuses in 2018.
- By Jessica Davis, Sydny Shepard
- December 26, 2018
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- December 18, 2018
According to Jared Larsen, president of the HUB Community Association, HUB residents do not feel safe.
- By Sydny Shepard
- December 10, 2018
Western Community Unit School District aims to have a lock system on every door in the school and on the additional outside doors by winter break.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 05, 2018
The entrances to middle school campuses will require visitors to ring in on an intercom system and be buzzed in by someone in the front office.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 04, 2018
Keeping K-12 schools safe is a challenging business. School administrators and security personnel face the task of weighing real and perceived threats, and finding effective and cost-efficient ways to address them while maintaining a non-threatening environment.
- By Ken LaMarca
- December 01, 2018