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
The Health and Services Union (HSU) has called for more security guards at Australia’s John Hunter Hospital for staff, patient and visitor safety among “sky-high” levels of violence.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 26, 2019
The Hortonville Area School District is testing the UniteGPS System for tracking the location of students on its school buses.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 26, 2019
Colorado Springs school The Classical Academy is upgrading security on its three campuses during spring break.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 26, 2019
Clark-Pleasant Schools will spend more than $2 million on security improvements for its eight campuses, including cameras and door locks.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 25, 2019
Educators in Worth County, Ga., underwent active shooter training on Monday.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 25, 2019
Joe Parks, Plano ISD executive director of safety and security services, gave an update on the district’s security measures at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 25, 2019
Sullivan County Schools have expanded its school resource officer program from one officer at each of the high schools to 18 SROs, enough for one per campus.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 22, 2019