The way we approach school security needs to change. Bullying, mental health challenges, and widespread access to firearms have seeped into the fabric of our educational facilities, triggering a rise in tragic active shooter incidents which have become common enough in newspaper headlines for some to glance over without notice.
- By Richard Brent
- August 01, 2018
As the push for connected campuses advances, many facilities are looking to upgrade their security systems from mechanical to electronic access control.
- By Benjamin Williams
- August 01, 2018
For many years, campuses believed these drills encompassed the entire gamut of threats that could endanger students, faculty and staff on their campus. Today, the threats are evolving and so are the drills.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 01, 2018
Every business, campus, facility and organization in a specialty vertical could benefit from some kind of visitor management system, whether on a small or large scale. In reality, these organizations or businesses already have some type of visitor management system in place, but it is often in the inefficient form of a receptionist or paper logbook.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 01, 2018
For any school system looking to expand or enhance their safety measures, metal detectors offer one line of defense for deterring weapons and other threatening objects from entering school buildings and campus athletic/special event facilities.
- By Luca Cacioli
- August 01, 2018
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.
- By Jeff Meier
- August 01, 2018
As we have seen time and time again in critical situations involving our nation’s schools, every second counts in an emergency.
- By Karen Evans
- August 01, 2018
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.
- By Jessica Davis
- July 31, 2018
The doors will be installed as part of a pilot program at two elementary schools and one high school.
- By Sydny Shepard
- July 30, 2018
Parents are finding themselves purchasing bulletproof items for their children to take to school with them.
- By Sydny Shepard
- July 27, 2018