When parents think about getting their kids back to school, it would be nice if they only had to worry about getting the required school supplies together. Unfortunately, they have a host of new things to worry about with COVID-19 at the top of the list. Meeting parents’ expectations for security and safety during a [...]
Just imagine if students and teachers could go to school without worrying as much about their safety. Kids could focus more on learning and teachers could better focus on helping kids expand their horizons. The truth is that there are ways to provide a more secure learning environment. Customized Approach Securing a K-12 school building [...]
Securing your school is top of mind, however a new crisis has been brewing related to health and safety in schools – vaping. And security personnel are being tasked with putting an end to the trend by detecting violations and enforcing new anti-vaping policies. A recent article in Education Week highlighted the student vaping crisis, [...]
Securing schools and campuses of all sizes continues to be a critical mission for security professionals and administrators. The expertise and experience required to accomplish this important mission requires a comprehensive understanding of how security solutions can protect and enhance education facilities. It’s difficult to foster childhood learning in an environment that lacks a feeling of [...]
When parents think about back to school, it would be nice if they only had to worry about getting the required school supplies together. Unfortunately, they have a host of new things to worry about now from bullying to security to cyber security of personal student information. Here are a few back to school safety [...]
School security at the front door gets a lot of attention. However, the more difficult areas to secure are the secondary entrances that students and staff use to access exterior spaces or walk from building to building. Leaving the doors unlocked for simpler ingress and egress leaves the school vulnerable. Procedures, Policies, and Technology Solutions [...]
In School Security Part 4, we discussed high profile, high-risk areas for theft and other incidents. In Part 5 we explore less obvious theft risks. Parking Lots Parking areas are high-risk areas for nighttime assaults They’re also a risk area for daytime property theft when hundreds of students, teachers, and administrators are parked and in [...]
School safety and security is a national headline when there’s a high-profile active assailant incident. But, more common and less publicized is the break-in and theft of valuable equipment. Today, we could also include physical access to valuable data loss as cybercrimes increase. Theft at schools may be the result of a break-in, or the [...]
Common areas and hallways are difficult to monitor and secure. While a secure vestibule at the front entrance and locked doors around the perimeter can keep threats out, an inside threat becomes much more difficult to control in open areas. When thinking about open areas, consider: Main lobby Cafeteria Hallways Any other large open space [...]
Most school entrances have a series of doors and some sort of a vestibule configuration. Historically, the vestibule was meant to keep warm air in and cold air, leaves, and dirt out of the school. Today, the vestibule is integral to safety, and security. Entrances The lobby and other main entrances are what typically come [...]
