District 11 in Colorado Springs plans to use almost $650,000 in state grants to increase security at three of its elementary schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
With the recent media hype about low frequency card readers being easily hacked, schools are now being encouraged to upgrade their low-frequency card readers to higher frequency 13.56 MHz (also known as smart card technology) which are far more difficult to hack.
- By Larry Reed
- April 01, 2019
We've collected the top Campus Security & Life Safety stories published in our print issues this year.
- By Jessica Davis, Sydny Shepard
- December 28, 2018
The Shepherd Police Department recently accepted a grant of more than $82,000 from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, which will go toward putting trauma kits in 540 Isabella County classrooms.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 13, 2018
The district’s safety measures were evaluated by an advisory council that included police officers, community members and CCSD staff. The list of recommendations was released Tuesday, and Superintendent Jesus Jara decided which suggestions the district should implement immediately.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 06, 2018
"We would be considered a soft target," ECTC’s Brent Holsclaw told WDRB. "So what we have to do is, we have to prepare ourselves."
- By Jessica Davis
- December 05, 2018
The $500 million bond measure, the Secure Our Children’s Future Act, also includes funding for county colleges and improving water systems in K-12 schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 09, 2018
Each of the new call stations is easily accessible by patrol car, allowing police officers quick access to help those who make the calls. The phones in the new call stations will connect with police dispatch via the internet.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 09, 2018
“The Competitive School Safety Grant Program will provide the resources needed by many schools throughout our state to ensure students have a safe learning environment,” said MSP Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 02, 2018
Plano ISD, just north of Dallas, Texas, is adding security measures to campus.
- By Sydny Shepard
- October 23, 2018