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Bridging The Gap

Bridging the Gap

When searching for a new access control provider, Townsend cited the security of students and protection of facilities as two of the biggest challenges the new system needed to manage.

Why, Where And When To Retrofit

Why, Where and When to Retrofit

As the push for connected campuses advances, many facilities are looking to upgrade their security systems from mechanical to electronic access control.

Get Ready For Gen Z: The Future Of ID Issuance

Get Ready For Gen Z: The Future of ID Issuance

The next generation of students is making its way onto college campuses. As millennials trade in their caps and gowns for a spot in the workforce, Gen Z is shopping for dorm room essentials.



Indiana School District Adds Biometric Gun Safes

Indiana School District Adds Biometric Gun Safes

Locked, biometric gun safes will be placed in all eight of the corporation’s school buildings this year. The safes are protected by alarms, monitored by cameras, anchored in concrete, and accessed via fingerprint.

South Carolina School District Installing Bulletproof Doors

South Carolina School District Installing Bulletproof Doors

The doors will be installed as part of a pilot program at two elementary schools and one high school.

Campus Shootings Changes Back-to-School Shopping

Campus Shootings Change Back-to-School Shopping

Parents are finding themselves purchasing bulletproof items for their children to take to school with them.

New York County Approves $2 Million for Smartphone Security App for Schools

New York County Approves $2 Million for Smartphone Security App for Schools

The licensing fee will allow the county's schools, both public and private, to have free access to the Rave Panic Button app.

Poll Finds More Parents Fear For Childrens

Poll Finds More Parents Fear For Children's Safety at School

PDK Poll found that parents are more scared to send their students to school than they were 20 years ago in their annual survey.

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Technology to All K-12 Schools

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Technology to All K-12 Schools

RealNetworks is inviting K-12 schools in the United States and Canada to download their facial recognition technology for free.

University of Alabama to Introduce Metal Detectors to Football Stadium

University of Alabama to Introduce Metal Detectors to Football Stadium

The Crimson Tide will be introducing metal detecors to football games starting in the fall.

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