By the time disaster strikes, it is too late to take many of the important steps to protect a campus. Unfortunately, many educational institutions overlook disaster preparedness planning or simply assume a calamity won’t happen on their campus.
- By Bill Allen
- Jan 01, 2012
From dormitories to sororities, libraries to on-campus dining halls, biometric technology is transforming the way universities nationwide keep students and staff safe.
- By Jennifer Toscano
- Jan 01, 2012
Installed at building exits or along egress routes, directional sounders produce broadband noise using locatable sound to guide building occupants (to safety or outside of the building).
- By Christa Poss
- Jan 01, 2012
Here is how a leading primary school in the United Kingdom solved a problem of providing Internet security tools to protect staff from a variety of security threats when accessing the school’s online resources and network from home, keeping the focus on learning.
- By Stina Ehrensvard
- Jan 01, 2012
The safety and security of students, faculty and guests is paramount for any educational institution. It is always a challenge to implement a system that can not only protect these people, but also provide the means of responding to any situation.
- By Samuel Shanes
- Jan 01, 2012
Virginia Tech is in the midst of a lockdown after university officials said two people, including a campus police officer, were shot and killed shortly after noon today.
The U.S. Department of Education announced new regulations to safeguard student privacy while giving states the flexibility to share school data that can be helpful in judging the effectiveness of government investments in education.
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has partnered with IDentiphoto for student identification badges, visitor management and a student information/discipline management system.
- By Cindy Horbrook
- Nov 21, 2011
In times of crisis on a college or university campus, the ability to quickly communicate safety information to students, faculty and visitors is critically important.
Florida State University has a rich history of providing quality education to a diverse population.
- By Bob Shanes
- Nov 01, 2011
The environmental movement has been around at least since the first Earth Day in 1970, and the full advantage of green consciousness is finally being realized among some of the largest end user markets for security systems.
- By Bill Taylor
- Nov 01, 2011
Highway 94, which runs a ruler-straight path between Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kansas, is about the only thing that breaks up the vista of lush, green alfalfa fields and cattle ranches in eastern Colorado. The town of Rush is one of several unincorporated towns that dot the Highway's path, and it is the rural home to a population of fewer than 750 people.
- By Leon Langlais
- Nov 01, 2011
Bullying goes against everything that schools stand for. A school should be a safe haven filled with opportunities to learn and grow; it is a place for children to expand upon their perceived talents and abilities, a place to be nurtured and treasured.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2011
The Edwardsville Community Unit School District, which encompasses 185 square miles of the suburban St. Louis town of Edwardsville, Ill., is one of the oldest school districts in the state. It serves 7,500 K-12 students at 14 schools.
- By Wendi Burke
- Nov 01, 2011
The Ron Clark Academy is arguably one of the most renowned middle schools (grades six through eight) in America.
- By Bill Taylor
- Nov 01, 2011
The Academy of Art University in San Francisco has evolved from a loft studio for a handful of students in 1929 to become the country’s largest private school for art and design.
- By Mary Wilbur
- Nov 01, 2011
While campus security is obviously a key concern, an integrated security solution can provide an educational institution with additional value.
- By Shan Bates
- Oct 03, 2011
Education security is a concern and a necessity. During day one at ASIS Monday, an educational session about school security sparked some interesting discussion.
- By Christina Miralla
- Sep 20, 2011
The pilot project at Arizona State University validates use of secure credentials on NFC smartphones.
SituCon will demonstrate how its Emergency Awareness Solution, which features an alerting system and patented privacy protecting technology, allows school personnel to instantly alert authorities when an emergency occurs and lets responders see what is happening at the scene, while guaranteeing student and teacher privacy at all other times.