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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.

  • By Benjamin Williams
  • August 01, 2018
Securing Classrooms: Integrating The First Unified Security System

Securing Classrooms: Integrating the First Unified Security System

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
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.

  • By Ellie Randall
  • August 01, 2018
Four Tips For Developing Effective Campus Security

Four Tips for Developing Effective Campus Security

People who studied education most likely have no formal training in the security field, yet now they are expected to make expert decisions about campus security.

  • By Mary Wilbur
  • August 01, 2018
Schools Are Investing In Face Recognition. Will It Make Campuses Safer?

Schools are Investing in Face Recognition. Will It Make Campuses Safer?

Education Week’s log of school shootings reveals at least 13 incidents in 2018 so far, with 97 people killed or injured. How do we stop this unending cycle of violence?

  • By Peter Trepp
  • August 01, 2018
Maryland School District Adding Security Vestibules to Boost Safety

Maryland School District Adding Security Vestibules to Boost Safety

Maryland schools are adding security vestibules to better manage visitors.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • July 11, 2018
The Most Effective Detection Technology

The Most Effective Detection Technology

Michigan State University and Notre Dame are fierce competitors, but off the field, they are among university police departments nationwide who join forces by employing specially trained Vapor Wake K-9s with one goal: keeping campuses safe.

  • By Janet McCoy
  • June 01, 2018
Illinois School Districts Increasing Campus Security

Illinois School Districts Increasing Campus Security

Since the fatal Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., some school districts in the Fox Valley region of Illinois are increasing security at their campuses. According to officials, some of the security upgrades were already in motion, but the Parkland shooting has heightened the focus on student safety.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • April 11, 2018


Maintaining Strength

Security professionals are faced with several challenges in today’s highly technical environment on campuses.

  • By Lance Holloway
  • April 01, 2018

School District Increases Safety and Reduces its Carbon Footprint

The Rock Hill School District in South Carolina was looking to upgrade its video surveillance system while aligning with its efforts to save energy.

  • By James Marcella
  • April 01, 2018

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    ASIS International, a leading authority in security standards, is excited to announce the release of its American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved standard designed to provide a framework for developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving school security. The first comprehensive standard of its kind provides a critical benchmark for assessing and improving a school’s security posture regardless of size and funding. Read Now

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