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'Unintentional' Shooting at LA Middle School Injures 5

A 12-year-old has been charged with negligent discharge of a firearm after five people were injured at Sal Castro Middle School.

Sandy Hook Promise Looks to Create Inclusion with Start With Hello Week

Sandy Hook Promise Looks to Create Inclusion with Start With Hello Week

The initiative teaches students skills to create more connectedness on campus.



NH Medical Center Upgrades Security after Fatal Shooting

Officials at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, are finalizing changes to the hospital campus’s security and emergency response protocols after a fatal shooting last fall. The changes are estimated to cost $400,000.

Campus Changes Location of Office for Security

Campus Changes Location of Office for Security

Rock Creek High School changed the location of their front office to ensure the safety and security of students.

Campus Security & Life Safety Introduces Secure Campus Awards

Campus Security & Life Safety Introduces Secure Campus Awards

CSLS now offers a products contest for safety and security products found on campuses.

Heavy Police Presence on High School Campus Following Violent Incidents

Heavy Police Presence on High School Campus Following Violent Incidents

Police officers were assigned to New Rochelle High School following three violent incidents on campus.

Shooting at Kentucky High School Leaves Several Injured

UPDATE: 2 Dead After Shooting at Kentucky High School

Two students were killed and 12 others were shot at Marshall County High School.

Shooting at High School Leaves 1 Wounded

Shooting at High School Leaves 1 Wounded

A male student shot and wounded a female student in the cafeteria of Italy High School in Italy, Texas.

Nevada to Offer Cybersecurity Challenge to High School Girls

Nevada to Offer Cybersecurity Challenge to High School Girls

Nevada launches programs for high school girls to find careers in cybersecurity.

Auburn University Steps Up Transit Security

Auburn University Steps Up Transit Security

Following an incident in September, safety and security administration at Auburn University are beefing up security on campus transit.

Florida Schools Receive Threatening Extortion Email

Florida Schools Receive Threatening Extortion Email

Last Tuesday, college and university presidents across Florida received a 1,250-word extortion email threatening violence.

Planning Ahead

Planning Ahead

Long before the Columbine High School massacre put school shootings in the media, the threat was already there, and certain emergency protocols had been put in place.

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Sacred Security

Within 40 days in 2017, more than 80 families mourned the lives of those lost in unnecessary violence on soft targets including the attacks on a Las Vegas outdoor concert and the Texas church shooting.

Decentralized Assets, Centralized Control

Decentralized Assets, Centralized Control

In this day and age, securing educational facilities is not as simple as it once was. Long gone are the days of slapping CCTV cameras around the exterior of a building and calling it “secure.”

A Better Understanding

A Better Understanding

On the morning of Oct. 5, someone placed anonymous telephone calls to four high schools in Springfield, Ill., claiming in each call that that there was a bomb in the school and that everyone needed to get out of the building.

Finding A Balance

Finding A Balance

The headlines have been horrifying recently. It seems like every other week there is another shooting to break the spirits of America all over again.

Streamlining Todays Campuses

Streamlining Today's Campuses

As K-12 and higher education campuses work diligently to advance security measures in the wake of increased risk across the nation, more administrations are searching for ways to make smart capital investments.

Preventing A Major Attack

Preventing A Major Attack

Many USB thumb drives being used on campuses today could be generously classified as BYOD, but many of these can be infected with malware and viruses that can adversely affect the entire college network.

Second Incident of Gunfire at Elementary School

Second Incident of Gunfire at Elementary School

This is the second time in three weeks that gunfire damage has occurred at the campus, according to school district officials.

Shooting Spree in California Involves Elementary School

UPDATE: Gunman in California Shooting Spree Stopped by Lockdown Procedures

Tehama County Sheriff says five people are dead, including the gunman, following a shooting spree in California.

Churches Around the Country Revaluate Security Following Church Massacre

Churches Around the Country Reevaluate Security Following Church Massacre

The mass shooting at a South Texas church during services Sunday has many churches across the country reevaluating their security.

Evaluating Campus Security Following California Hostage Situation

Evaluating Campus Security Following California Hostage Situation

The standard campus entry policy at the front desk did not deter him.

Effective And Integrated Mass Notification At The Push Of A Button

Effective And Integrated Mass Notification At The Push Of A Button

With so much of today’s technology relying more and more on the Internet of Things, it does not make sense for schools—or any organization— to invest in a system that can’t connect and integrate with various systems and technologies.

The Importance Of Fire Alarms

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The Importance Of Fire Alarms

This time the alarm did sound, but it was not connected to the local fire department. In fact, not only did the building have no direct connection to fire department, it also had no automatic fire alarm at all.

Time For An Upgrade

Time For An Upgrade

With three hospitals, 15 clinics and 45 buildings, CHA was running about 500 software licenses for access control, and had run out of expansion possibilities.

Ensuring Intelligent Security Operations

Ensuring Intelligent Security Operations

About four years ago, the campus suffered a rash of car break-ins that unnerved faculty and students. In the wake of the crimes, school administrators decided to install a network of video surveillance cameras to augment its security program.

Increasing Security

HighCom Security Services, an Oakland, Calif.-based integrator, oversaw the security upgrades, beginning with a complete risk assessment. The first addition was a facilitywide security camera system.

Bullying No More

Bullying No More

Bullying is not new; however with social media it has become more prevalent. The growth in bullying is making it much more paramount for colleges to be more vigilant in this fight.

More Security Needed

Event security is now at the forefront of many minds across the world. I’ve even spoken to a few people, including close friends of mine, who said they are now worried about attending concerts for fear of a similar shooting to take place.

Safe Learning

Safe Learning

Taking advantage of a major modernization program, Cervantes High School implemented the HID Mobile Access solution at school entrance turnstiles to better protect what had previously been an open campus with uncontrolled access, and provide a convenient way to carry campus IDs on mobile phones.

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