Best Advice: Start Early in Contractor Selection Process School Districts planning renovation and upgrade projects — including safety and security projects — are advised to begin quickly looking for contractors,…

Many school districts will face a new round of safety decisions this year as state lawmakers open legislative sessions to consider new bills, school boards respond to challenging budget projections,…

Does artificial intelligence (AI) technology such as gunshot detection, facial recognition and other biometric measurements make schools safer? In New York, the state's Department of Education has permanently banned the…

“Athletic administrators in our nation’s middle schools and high schools must have plans in place to protect spectators, student participants and officials.” In the past few years, an increasing number…

“Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way.” - Tom Freston, Co-founder of MTV For decades, our school security systems have relied on…

Much of the recent news about school security has dealt primarily with higher-tech hardware such as mass notification systems, biometrics, and such. However, it's important for educators to know that…

The summer months represent a change of speed for K-12 school security professionals’ everyday operations. Although concerns about crimes such as vandalism and vagrancy may increase at this time, summer…

The days when school buildings sat nearly empty during summer vacation months have gone the way of chalkboards and cursive writing. Today, school campuses, once nearly unpopulated during the summer…

The evolution of security technology over the years has taken us from basic alarm and intrusion equipment to the stuff of what used to be science fiction (think thermal imaging…

School security audits are a vital strategy in today’s campus environments in order to ensure the safety and security of students and staff at public and private schools across the…