If passed, Senate Bill 267 would create a panic button alert system for Oklahoma schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 18, 2019
Schools in Douglas County are introducing an access card system and crisis alert system to improve safety on their campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 15, 2019
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School officials recently announced plans to implement an app for communication with law enforcement.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 12, 2019
Centerville City schools have implemented a new radio system that will let them communicate more easily with each other and with local law enforcement.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 11, 2019
A new K-12 school being built in Northridge, Ohio, will be the first school in the state to feature a special security system for contacting law enforcement in an emergency.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 11, 2019
Senate Bill 5514 requires that all schools, public and private, be notified when the possibility of violence calls for evacuations or lockdowns. Local law enforcement would be required to determine if local schools are threatened and to notify them.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 08, 2019
The first project will be a security perimeter fence, which will include a gatehouse with controlled access. Other projects include internal security measures and mechanisms based around visually-oriented mass communication.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 05, 2019
Jefferson County Public Schools will use grants from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s School Security Disbursement grant program to replace elementary classroom locks and install a mass notification system.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 05, 2019
PHOTO: BADGEMESSENGER
The BadgeMessenger is a school badge that includes four buttons. The buttons on the badge represent the need for help, medical assistance, maintenance or an emergency.
- By Jessica Davis
- February 22, 2019
Today, school security and the safety of students and staff is one of the most debated topics in our country. Recent tragedies have highlighted the need for us to take a look at current practices and policies in place so that we can prevent losses in the future.
- By Evan Starkey
- February 01, 2019