Students in the Dallastown, Pa., area school district are learning actions speak louder than words.
- By Dr. Bob Banerjee
- Oct 30, 2008
To ensure only accredited students and members of the University of Hawaii at Hilo can gain admission to the new Student Life Center center, it is protected by a smart access control system that includes a combination of networked on-line and off-line battery powered locks, panic bar interfaces and 8 13.56Mhz RFID wall reader ‘Hot-Spots’ control points.
Proximex, developer of solutions for the physical security information management (PSIM) market, announced recently that Proximex Surveillint was chosen by Stephen S. Wise Temple to help protect its campuses, students, faculty and congregants.
ioimage recently announced its video analytics solution was recently installed at the construction site of a new, $104.5 million high school for the Poway Unified School District in Southern California to protect the site and construction materials from theft and vandalism.
The Murrieta Valley Unified School District in southern California has awarded a contract to upgrade its security system at 18 schools and an administration facility. The system specified Theia’s ultra-wide lenses.
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Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that the Bellevue (Wash.) School District has centralized its access control by combining electronics and high-security keys to improve security while also making it easier to manage and control access at several levels.
Students at Washington, D.C.’s prestigious George Mason University pass their years with plenty to worry about.
- By Megan Weadock
- Oct 02, 2008
From severe weather to acts of violence, schools across the nation are forced to deal with a variety of emergencies. As a result, districts and administrators have become well versed in crisis planning.
- By Karla Lemmon
- Oct 01, 2008
Wren, a provider of video surveillance solutions, recently released the findings of its third in a four-part research series to better understand the range of school security challenges and the role different security technologies play in their security planning and strategy.
UCrime.com, a crime mapping and alert service for colleges and universities, recently announced the addition of 100 more schools to the list of those it covers.
Safety and security for students is a top priority for parents, teachers, school administrators and law enforcement. New advancements in video surveillance technology provide a solution. Intelligent video surveillance gathers data and information and provides that information in real-time to school security and police.
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) announced recently that the statewide Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System (CIPMS) is being expanded to include 20 of the 34 community colleges in the state.
The University of Buffalo has a widely distributed multicampus environment with varied security needs in different departments. A video solution was critical at the university.
- By Courtney Pedersen
- Sep 09, 2008
The Santa Ana Unified School District in California recently announced the installation of the Rapid Responder crisis management system to protect its students and staff during emergencies.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, known as Virginia Tech, has selected Virginia-based Inova Solutions as part of its emergency mass notification system.
As millions of students start a new school year, results of a new survey indicate that nearly half of the parents of kindergartners to eighth graders are concerned about school security.
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Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings recently announced the award of $5.2 million for 13 new grants to colleges and universities to develop and implement emergency management plans for preventing and responding to campus violence and natural disasters in order to ensure the safety of the entire campus community.
Increasing concerns over the safety and security of students, rising fuel prices, increasing overhead expenditures, and other operational issues have made the incorporation of school bus telematics systems indispensable. In fact, the telematics market is primed for growth between 2008 and 2014.