{"id":1027,"date":"2019-03-18T15:18:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T15:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonitrolverified.com\/news\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2019-03-18T18:30:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T18:30:35","slug":"national-school-safety-group-publishes-new-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonitrolverified.com\/news\/national-school-safety-group-publishes-new-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"National School Safety Group Publishes New Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Layered Security Strategy Includes Best Practices<\/em><\/h2>\n

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The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools<\/a> (PASS) has released the fourth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools. It provides school administrators, school boards and public safety and security professionals with guidelines for implementing a layered and tiered approach to securing and enhancing the safety of school environments.<\/p>\n

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\"\"The fourth edition of the guidelines is completely revised<\/strong> under a simplified structure and greatly expanded to now cover best practices on a district-wide level that relate to safety and security and additional areas such as school transportation, cybersecurity and network infrastructure, architectural features and emergency communications.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe safety and security challenges schools face today are more multifaceted and complex than ever before, and protecting students and staff requires a comprehensive approach to these challenges,\u201d said Guy Grace, PASS chairman and director of security and emergency planning for Littleton, Colo., Public Schools. \u201cWe are proud to build on the PASS guidelines, which present the most comprehensive information available on best practices for securing school facilities, an essential component supporting all-hazards approaches to school safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Sonittrol Great Lakes<\/a> Education Market Director Clay Crost, \u201cWhile the new guidelines are not a substitute for expert professional advice on implementing specific security measures, they provide users with a blueprint for initiating specific strategies, along with best practices.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The PASS Guidelines identify and classify best practices for securing K-12 facilities in response to urgent needs for information identified by the education community. The guidelines aim to answer two key questions \u2013 \u201cWhat should we do?\u201d and \u201cHow do we prioritize?\u201d \u2013 and include:<\/p>\n

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