As the push for connected campuses advances, many facilities are looking to upgrade their security systems from mechanical to electronic access control.
- By Benjamin Williams
- August 01, 2018
Campus lockdown procedures, much like other emergency response and disaster preparedness measures, are critical to the safe and secure operation of a school campus.
- By Michael Niola
- August 01, 2018
When searching for a new access control provider, Townsend cited the security of students and protection of facilities as two of the biggest challenges the new system needed to manage.
- By Ellie Randall
- August 01, 2018
People who studied education most likely have no formal training in the security field, yet now they are expected to make expert decisions about campus security.
- By Mary Wilbur
- August 01, 2018
Education Week’s log of school shootings reveals at least 13 incidents in 2018 so far, with 97 people killed or injured. How do we stop this unending cycle of violence?
- By Peter Trepp
- August 01, 2018
Maryland schools are adding security vestibules to better manage visitors.
- By Sydny Shepard
- July 11, 2018
Michigan State University and Notre Dame are fierce competitors, but off the field, they are among university police departments nationwide who join forces by employing specially trained Vapor Wake K-9s with one goal: keeping campuses safe.
- By Janet McCoy
- June 01, 2018
Since the fatal Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., some school districts in the Fox Valley region of Illinois are increasing security at their campuses. According to officials, some of the security upgrades were already in motion, but the Parkland shooting has heightened the focus on student safety.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 11, 2018
Security professionals are faced with several challenges in today’s highly technical environment on campuses.
- By Lance Holloway
- April 01, 2018
The Rock Hill School District in South Carolina was looking to upgrade its video surveillance system while aligning with its efforts to save energy.
- By James Marcella
- April 01, 2018