Radius, a second-generation Enterprise Mobile Duress System (EMDS) that leverages a life-safety, wireless infrastructure and duress pendants to locate a mobile person when and where they need help has been the ideal solution.
- By Eric Banghart
- Nov 01, 2013
The shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary in December 2012 shattered the sleepy town of Newtown, Conn., and once again shattered America’s notions of what constitutes a safe place.
- By Vance Kozik
- Nov 01, 2013
As part of a continuing effort to improve security for its students, Adams State University is upgrading its access control system with new electronic locks that are easy to reconfigure as requirements change.
- By April Noblitt
- Nov 01, 2013
Educators aren’t security experts, so they need to partner with integrators and consultants who can guide them through the practical aspects of designing and deploying a workable security strategy for their schools and campuses.
- By John Merlino
- Nov 01, 2013
The Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) School Corporation exercises its security plan often, and to that end, they invite local law enforcement and their security provider, Honeywell Building Solutions, to participate in enforcement procedures, mock events and planning.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2013
For two years now, I have listened to numerous stories from end users who swear by Honeywell’s products, but mostly they regale their successes because of the company’s customer service. One such example is the Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) school corporation in Indiana.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2013
Two male students critically wounded.
- By Ginger Hill
- Oct 21, 2013
Frank DeAngelis has given his all to the students and community of Columbine High School. Now, 14 years after the tragic shooting, DeAngelis is retiring as school principal.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Oct 01, 2013
Altronix power supplies provide the perfect solution at a fraction of the cost.
Should a school's curriculum include teaching students how to hack computers?
- By Ginger Hill
- Sep 04, 2013
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, during the 2009-10 school year alone, 85 percent of public schools in the United States reported that one or more incidents had taken place on campus, amounting to an estimated 1.9 million crimes.
- By Mike McCoy
- Sep 01, 2013
From door buzzers to card swipe systems to security cameras, today is back to school for most of America's K-12 schools.
- By Ginger Hill
- Aug 26, 2013
Utah school taking no chances when it comes to bullying, even on the bus.
- By Ginger Hill
- Aug 21, 2013
30 rounds fired from an AK 47 at an elementary school.
- By Ginger Hill
- Aug 20, 2013
Students may have to submit to a background check before being permitted to live on campus.
- By Ginger Hill
- Aug 05, 2013
U.S. educational institutions are adopting systems that allow them to respond to all kinds of emergencies in real time.
American universities concerned as cyber attacks try to barge their way in.
- By Ginger Hill
- Jul 17, 2013
NEW UPDATE!
- By Ginger Hill
- Jul 10, 2013
ASSA ABLOY site assessment tool empowers K-12 facilities to take control of their doorways.
Proposed improvements include the addition of both indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras, and to provide staff the means to monitor the safety of the students.