Visitors are required to press the intercom button once to activate the system, wait for a member of the main office staff to reply, face the intercom, and advise the staff member of their name and purpose of visit.
Are security cameras the answer to keeping special education students safe at school?
- By Ginger Hill
- May 09, 2013
Gone are the days when you can simply allow your child to walk to school, play outside in the yard alone or even now, leave them in the “safety” of their own home.
- By Ginger Hill
- Apr 30, 2013
College in Chicago takes security seriously so all students have a safe learning environment.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 25, 2013
ESX features leaders from security integration and monitoring companies to share their insights and expertise about timely industry trends.
How secure is your school? Maybe you worry when your children leave in the morning that they won’t come home filled with knowledge and understanding. Perhaps their security is a question mark.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2013
Showing the immense versatility and value of window film, Window Genie of Fort Worth installed privacy film on a local school to help prevent visibility of the inside of the building during school hours.
Take a look at this fascinating video of actual police officers from Dallas, Texas participating in an active shooter drill.
- By Ginger Hill
- Mar 20, 2013
When I receive news like I am about to share with you, I get extremely frustrated as I ponder about one unanswered question, “How?”
- By Ginger Hill
- Mar 12, 2013
According to Nelson Mandela, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world," and dads across the United States are dedicating their time to ensure all students get the chance to safely learn how to change their world.
- By Ginger Hill
- Mar 06, 2013
University selected NLSS Gateway to help take a proactive stance with security operations.
The Bais Yaakov School for Girls (BYLA), has been a proactive leader in the arena of school access security, taking some serious, ongoing steps to harden security on their campus.
Whitby School in Greenwich, Conn. has appointed 911 Consulting LLC as its emergency preparedness consultant.
On Valentine's Day 2013, Dallas ISD trustees demonstrated love in support of campus security upgrades, while an Oklahoma school district hosts fundraisers to earn money for increased school security.
- By Ginger Hill
- Feb 15, 2013
Firetide, Inc. has partnered with California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) to deploy an outdoor, mesh-infrastructure, testing environment to conduct research.
Dallas Chief of Police has proposed installing cameras, buzzers and electronic card readers at all 150 Dallas, Texas elementary schools.
Vicon Industries Inc. introduced a program that actively supports school safety by encouraging schools to share access to their surveillance systems with local law enforcement.
Visitor management is a problem that faces virtually every school, but is particularly troublesome when more trusting children are present.
- By Anthony Zagami
- Feb 01, 2013
Education security should not be a political issue, but it is. Evaluating legislators’ thought process is not only interesting, but also reveals that proactive measures need to be taken in school settings.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Feb 01, 2013
Over the past two decades, increasing crime and violence in American schools have highlighted the critical need for safer, more secure campuses.
- By Vance Kozik
- Jan 01, 2013