July / August 2025

  • Ensuring School Bus Safety: Tech-Driven Advancements and Their Impact on Student Transportation
  • How Campus Security Became an Art of Disappearing
  • Torrance USD Standardizes Its Mass Communications
  • How a Rural School District Enhanced Safety, Reduced Vaping, and Improved Efficiency by Modernizing Security
  • Turning Surveillance Into Strategy: AI’s Role in Driving Proactive Security


Cover Story

Ensuring School Bus Safety: Tech-Driven Advancements and Their Impact on Student Transportation

By Jeff Baird

Parents and school districts have always shared one fundamental, non-negotiable goal: to keep students safe while traveling to and from school. Period.


Features

How Campus Security Became an Art of Disappearing

By Peter Evans

Walk across any university campus at 8:47 a.m. on a Tuesday, and you'll witness something remarkable. Thousands of students stream through buildings, carrying everything from vintage MacBooks to oversized coffee cups, lost in conversations about weekend plans or upcoming exams. If the right weapons detection is in place, most will never notice the sophisticated security measures protecting them. This invisibility can represent the highest achievement in modern campus security design.


Torrance USD Standardizes Its Mass Communications

By Diana Rosenblatt

The Torrance Unified School District is a cornerstone of the Torrance, Calif. community, dedicated to providing a high-quality education that prepares students for success in college, career, and life. Serving a diverse student population, Torrance USD delivers a comprehensive and enriching educational experience from kindergarten through high school. The school district comprises 17 elementary, eight middle, and five high schools, one continuation high school, and one alternative high school. 


How a Rural School District Enhanced Safety, Reduced Vaping, and Improved Efficiency by Modernizing Security

By Jeremy Miller

As educational leaders, our primary mission is creating safe, productive learning environments where our students can thrive. Today, that unfortunately means addressing ever-evolving challenges that range from security threats to the growing epidemic of student vaping, all while managing tight budgets and (for many of us) geographically dispersed facilities.