Texas school district implements video intercom system for better access control.
- By Sydny Shepard
- September 13, 2018
Kalamazoo College is increasing safety measures, adding personnel and training students to prevent potential sexual assaults on campus.
- By Sydny Shepard
- September 12, 2018
Florida legislators disagree with Gov. Rick Scott when it comes to security on school campuses.
- By Sydny Shepard
- September 11, 2018
Universities such as Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor and more are introducing clear bag policies to enhance security.
- By Sydny Shepard
- September 07, 2018
Fire safety tips for students living on campus.
- By Sydny Shepard
- September 06, 2018
Jefferson Elementary School beefs up security with check-in system.
- By Sydny Shepard
- September 05, 2018
A man defied security measures to kill his bedridden wife and himself, rattling hospital staff.
- By Jordan Lutke
- August 31, 2018
A man faces a criminal charge after police say he threatened to commit a mass shooting at a school using a 3D-printed gun.
The Campus Security & Life Safety team is taking its one-day Summit to Phoenix, Ariz.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 29, 2018
The bipartisan Every Student Success Act does not expressly prohibit or allow the use of grants for the purchase of firearms.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 27, 2018
Armed guards and metal detectors are chief among the new measures being taken to ensure the safety of patients.
- By Jordan Lutke
- August 24, 2018
Football games could be a potential soft target for an active assailant.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 23, 2018
Schools are mining student's social media posts for signs of trouble.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 22, 2018
Santa Fe High details boosted security measures following on-campus shooting last May.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 21, 2018
A 14-year-old boy stabbed a girl of the same age in the middle of an all school assembly.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 17, 2018
Beginning Wednesday, security officers were stationed at all entrances to help guide visitors to the appropriate areas. Security at the facility is also limiting entrance to the hospital to three locations and the Emergency Department.
AIA outlines four paths of action the Institute intends to take to support architects and school communities
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 16, 2018
A Virginia school district publically posted crisis emergency plans to its website.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 15, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security is offering school districts funding for student trauma training programs.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 14, 2018
MSD High School will be patrolled by 18 security officials in the upcoming school year.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 09, 2018
Weeks after the Parkland shooting, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam pushed the Safe Schools Act, which earmarked the money.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 08, 2018
A new charter school just miles from Marjory Stoneman Douglas could be the most advanced campus in terms of security in the state.
- By Sydny Shepard
- August 07, 2018
Emergency communication solutions like blue light phone towers and call boxes have been commonly used tools at universities and colleges for decades.
- By Michael Zuidema
- August 01, 2018
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
Campus lockdown procedures, much like other emergency response and disaster preparedness measures, are critical to the safe and secure operation of a school campus.
- By Michael Niola
- 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
With gun violence now a reality in school corridors and classrooms, officials are faced with the significant, yet daunting, task of ensuring that students, faculty and staff are secure in what traditionally has been considered a safe environment.
- By Dan Stewart
- August 01, 2018
In sporting events, the score often doesn’t tell the whole story. In the search for active shooter barricades in U.S. K-12 schools, this score tells it all.
- By Dave Geenens
- 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
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