Williamsburg-James City County schools have approved an additional four new security officer positions in the district for the 2019-2020 school budget, according to district spokeswoman Eileen Cox.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 03, 2019
Fayetteville City Schools installed new security measures on its campuses during spring break, including more security cameras and door security systems.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 03, 2019
The Michigan State Police (MSP) announced March 27 that more than 200 schools and districts will receive $25 million in state grants from the 2019 Competitive School Safety Grant Program.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 03, 2019
The St. Mary’s County Public Schools board of education approved Wednesday the installation of external door monitoring system.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 02, 2019
An eighth-grade student at Prescott High School in Prescott, Ark., was shot and wounded by another eighth-grade student Monday morning.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 02, 2019
Benton Harbor Area Schools is installing new surveillance cameras inside Benton Harbor High School.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 02, 2019
NYU Winthrop Hospital will add armed security guards beginning April 15, the hospital’s president announced March 26.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 02, 2019
Keeping students and staff safe while they’re at school is critically important for public, private, and charter school leaders—and controlling who has access to the building is a fundamental element of any school safety plan.
- By Mike Vance
- April 01, 2019
With the ever-present risks of crises and emergency situations on university campuses, the A&MSA Police Department began looking for ways to increase efficiency when it came to campus security.
- By Sydny Shepard
- April 01, 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
One of the most pervasive features of any facility, but especially campus environments such as universities and colleges, is constant change.
- By April Musser, PE, CFPS, MBA
- April 01, 2019
Safe and nurturing environments are necessary for today’s learners. It is an unfortunate reality that today’s educators are worried about how safe their school environments are.
- By Victoria Fox
- April 01, 2019
This year, Campus Security & Life Safety will be expanding their successful campus security summits to four new cities: Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and Long Beach, Calif.
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has cited and fined Washington’s largest state-run psychiatrist hospital for failing to protect employees from assaults by patients.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 29, 2019
Louisa County High School held a “Stop the Bleed” course, where University of Virginia nursing students trained students, faculty and staff in how to handle a life-threatening injury.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 29, 2019
The Lake County School Board approved bids Monday to purchase 1,526 new security cameras for its middle and high schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 28, 2019
Bayou View Middle School has invested $2 million in safety measures to control access to the campus.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 28, 2019
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools and Gadsden Elementary are launching a new initiative to provide students with a safe escort home on foot.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 28, 2019
Two full-time security guard positions with the Pennridge School District will be changed to school police officers who will carry guns.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 27, 2019
The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have authorized the Clay County School Board to move forward with forming the district’s own police department.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 27, 2019