The Everett Public School District information technology department was asked to design a modern security system that would serve the district’s current needs, be cost effective and handle future expansion.
- By Paul Kong
- April 01, 2018
Boon Edam Trilock Side Gates are used on the other side of the main desk for dedicated egress, including access for those with special needs or the passage of dollies or carts.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 01, 2018
It’s no secret that terrorist groups have called on followers to use trucks, in particular, to attack crowds. Campuses across the nation are responding.
- By Greg Hamm
- April 01, 2018
It is no secret that the occurrence of violence in schools is a very real-world concern. A growing number of incidents in K-12 schools as well as on college campuses have made going to school more of a safety concern than a pain.
- By Jumbi Edulbehram
- April 01, 2018
Today, university campus applications offer many challenges for a surveillance dealer with student and faculty safety being paramount. Add in the complexities of an urban setting, integral public parks and student housing, and no barriers separating students from the greater community.
- By Jennifer Hackenburg
- April 01, 2018
Training for an active shooter situation can be the difference between a brief disturbance on campus and a mass shooting.
- By Sydny Shepard
- April 01, 2018
Campus security has always and will continue to be one of the most important verticals in the security industry. While many K-12, higher education, medical and worship campuses have boosted their policies, protocols and physical security as a result of tragic incidents on campuses across the country, the fact of the matter is: campus security is always evolving.
- By Sydny Shepard
- April 01, 2018
I don’t have any kids of my own, but I do have twin sisters that are 17 years old. The school shootings that have plagued campuses across the country have become a topic of regular conversation for me and my sisters.
- By Sydny Shepard
- April 01, 2018
The greatest nightmare of an evacuation coordinator is to finish the evacuation before all employees reach the assembly point. Such disasters can be prevented with RFID UHF technology because it gives complete knowledge on the location of every person that needs to be evacuated at any time of the work day.
- By Karolina Kozlowska, PhD.
- April 01, 2018
Florida Atlantic University (FAU), a leading research institution with its own medical college and 180 degree programs, is constantly growing and changing—and so its security platform needs to keep up with managing the latest developments on campus.
- By Jason Ouellette
- April 01, 2018
In light of the recent tragedies on campuses, many government officials and organizations have been calling for increased security on educational campuses. Perhaps one of the most controversial security measures to surface is the idea of arming teachers on campuses.
- By Patrick V. Fiel Sr., Sydny Shepard
- April 01, 2018
This ill-advised idea of arming teachers could lead to more shootings with innocent people being caught in the crossfire
- By Patrick V. Fiel
- February 28, 2018
The idea behind the bill is to make sure there is a person trained to fire a weapon at each school.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 22, 2018
The post, which as been shared over 1.3 million times, is a photo of a rubber door stop and a story of an aunt urging her nieces to keep it in their backpacks.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 21, 2018
Video from the school's surveillance system has helped police put together a timeline of events on the day of the shooting.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 16, 2018
The 19-year-old shooter is now in custody.
- By Ralph C. Jensen, Sydny Shepard
- February 14, 2018
Start With Hello Week is an initiative created by Sandy Hook Promise to instill conectedness on campuses and decrease the amount of social isolation.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 09, 2018
PHOTO: BYU
The new university app feature, called Safewalk, expands on an already existent BYU program to enable police to track students’ locations through their smartphones and virtually “walk” with students through campus and the student housing areas.
- By Jessica Davis
- February 08, 2018
School campuses across the country are on high alert following an unprecedented amount of school shootings this year.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 06, 2018
A 12-year-old has been charged with negligent discharge of a firearm after five people were injured at Sal Castro Middle School.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 02, 2018
The initiative teaches students skills to create more connectedness on campus.
- By Sydny Shepard
- February 01, 2018
Officials at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, are finalizing changes to the hospital campus’s security and emergency response protocols after a fatal shooting last fall. The changes are estimated to cost $400,000.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 31, 2018
Rock Creek High School changed the location of their front office to ensure the safety and security of students.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 29, 2018
CSLS now offers a products contest for safety and security products found on campuses.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 25, 2018
Police officers were assigned to New Rochelle High School following three violent incidents on campus.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 24, 2018
Two students were killed and 12 others were shot at Marshall County High School.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 23, 2018
A male student shot and wounded a female student in the cafeteria of Italy High School in Italy, Texas.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 22, 2018
Nevada launches programs for high school girls to find careers in cybersecurity.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 22, 2018
Following an incident in September, safety and security administration at Auburn University are beefing up security on campus transit.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 17, 2018
Last Tuesday, college and university presidents across Florida received a 1,250-word extortion email threatening violence.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 08, 2018