When most security administrators think about securing their school, usually heavy duty door locks and surveillance cameras come to mind.
- By Larry Reed
- June 01, 2019
EDITOR'S COMMENTARY
For students, faculty and staff, summer break is a relaxing time of year. For those in the campus security industry, it is the perfect time to add upgrades to existing systems, retrofit for more enhanced safety and build upon the policies that have already been created.
- By Sydny Shepard
- June 01, 2019
Summer break is almost here and teachers and students are counting the days until school is out. For many school administrators and facilities managers, however, summer isn’t breaktime.
- By David Corbin
- June 01, 2019
To keep students and faculty safe, we can do far better than electronic passkeys and simple metal detectors. As sophisticated technologies like artificial intelligence are brought to bear in more and more industries, it’s time that we use these and other innovations to promote campus safety.
- By Brett Whitney, Steven Dwek
- June 01, 2019
The Madison Metropolitan School District plans to add security updates such as cameras, a new phone system and classroom door locks for the upcoming school year.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 31, 2019
Phoenix Academy, a charter school with three campuses, is serving as a beta site for a new video-integrated active shooter detection system.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 31, 2019
Whitefish Middle School has added a 10-foot glass barrier at its front office as part of its security measures.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 31, 2019
Two people were killed and 17 people, mostly schoolchildren, were injured in a deadly knife attack near Tokyo on Tuesday.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 30, 2019
Next week, Lockport City School District will start testing its new facial and object recognition system, Superintendent Michelle Bradley announced Tuesday.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 30, 2019
Niles Community Schools plans to use almost $450,000 in school safety grants and about $150,000 in matched funding to install an advanced security camera system in the district.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 30, 2019
A group of Florida lawmakers toured schools in Tel Aviv, Israel, to look at their security and safety measures.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 29, 2019
One person was shot in the leg Monday morning in what authorities described as a random shooting on the campus of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 29, 2019
Holland Public Schools plans to add 109 surveillance cameras this summer.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 29, 2019
The Dubuque Community School District is looking to link the security cameras in its schools to the police headquarter stations as a safety measure.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 28, 2019
Utah State University’s public safety department is making improvements to its Code Blue emergency notification system.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 28, 2019
According to a message posted on the district website, students “may only carry a small pocketbook or fanny pack for personal items.”
- By Jessica Davis
- May 24, 2019
Amherst Exempted Village Schools recently received $40,000 in safety and security grant funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 24, 2019
Gloucester County Public Schools is equipping its campuses with trauma kits and an accompanying emergency response app.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 24, 2019
Several Southern Colorado school districts were awarded security upgrade funds by the state’s School Security Disbursement Grant Program.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 23, 2019
Texas lawmakers are working toward passing new measures to increase campus security a year after a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School left 10 dead and 13 injured.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 23, 2019
Argo Community High School postponed its graduation ceremony hours before it was scheduled Tuesday after two people were arrested for making two separate threats against the school on social media, police and school officials said.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 23, 2019
California High School in San Ramon, Calif., will be installing additional surveillance cameras in the wake of four written threats discovered on campus earlier this month, according to school officials.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 22, 2019
The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education awarded a bid of $225,900 to a construction company on Monday for security upgrades in the district.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 22, 2019
A suspect was charged with risking catastrophe and simple assault after releasing bear spray inside a University of Pittsburgh building on Monday, sickening six people.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 22, 2019
A student was taken into custody by the police Friday after bringing a shotgun into Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 21, 2019
The Verona Area School District is implementing a stricter security and safety plan, following a series of fights that resulted in 18 students being suspended from school.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 21, 2019
Chicago Police are increasing security at Jewish schools and synagogues after an attempted arson attack and vandalism at city synagogues, officials said.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 21, 2019
A new crisis notification technology is being implemented in a pilot program at Roan School in Dalton, Ga.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 20, 2019
A group of lawmakers and clergy are seeking $5 million in the next state bond package to fund security measures at Connecticut houses of worship following increased tensions and an arson at a New Haven mosque.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 20, 2019
The Aransas Pass Police Department is helping increase security at area campuses by placing a two-way police radio inside of every school.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 20, 2019