North Carolina District Modernizes Campus Security Infrastructure
Lincoln County Schools unifies 1,300 cameras and 500 doors under a single platform to improve officer response and system oversight.
- By Jesse Jacobs
- April 09, 2026
Lincoln County Schools is completing a district-wide security overhaul, moving away from proprietary systems to a unified open-architecture platform.
The North Carolina district, which operates 23 schools and four support facilities, is transitioning to Genetec Security Center. The project will eventually connect more than 1,300 cameras, 500 doors and hundreds of intrusion sensors across the district’s elementary, middle and high school campuses.
The shift to an open platform allowed the district to retain existing hardware while upgrading high schools with new video surveillance, access control and intrusion detection technology. District officials said the move was designed to avoid "proprietary ecosystems" that limit hardware choices.
SROs and school staff report that the unified interface has simplified daily operations. The platform uses map layouts and search functions that allow personnel to locate specific video footage or access events without navigating multiple software products.
The system also automates administrative tasks through integration with Microsoft Active Directory. Personnel privileges are automatically assigned or revoked based on the human resources database, ensuring that access to buildings and video feeds is updated instantly when a staff member’s employment status changes.
By synchronizing access cards with intrusion detection, the district has mitigated frequent false alarms. Staff now disarm zones via badge readers during scheduled hours, reducing the need for manual keypads and decreasing unnecessary law enforcement dispatches.