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Zero Eyes and Academic Innovators Partner for Campus Safety -
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (190+ words) A new partnership aims to bring advanced weapon detection technology to more college campuses across the United States. Academic Innovators provides guidance to universities facing operational, financial and governance challenges. Under the new agreement, the firm will connect its network…...
From Reactive Response to Continuous Readiness -
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (242+ words) That assumption no longer holds. Under these conditions, preparedness cannot remain episodic. It must evolve into a continuous function focused on early signal detection, shared situational awareness and timely defensible decision making. As expectations for institutional foresight rise, preparedness is…...
Convergint Marks Milestone Community Service Day With School Security Grants -
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (354+ words) A global security integrator closes operations for a volunteer initiative delivering technology upgrades to 20 underserved K-12 campuses. A global systems integrator is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its annual companywide service day by launching a new grant program aimed at upgrading security…...
Stronghold Systems Launches Motorized Bulletproof Classroom Shelters -
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (235+ words) A California-based security company has unveiled a retractable bulletproof shelter designed to protect students and teachers inside classrooms during active threat lockdowns. The Deployable Ballistic Shelter, developed by Stronghold Systems, functions as an in-classroom protection zone during the initial minutes…...
Campus Safety Starts with a Better Hiring Process -
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (417+ words) When leaders of campus public safety departments discuss staffing, the conversation often begins with vacancies and ends with recruiting. Understandably so. Public safety departments on campuses across the country are being asked to do more than ever. Respond to calls....
Allegion Launches Integrated Security Ecosystem for Off Campus Housing -
2+ week, 5+ day ago (295+ words) A new mobile-first security ecosystem aims to bridge the gap between university access control and off-campus student apartments. Allegion US has introduced its Campus-to-Community Student Living solutions, an initiative designed to help off-campus housing operators unify fragmented security software and…...
Supporting Human Operators: School Security Strengthened With Newest Technology -
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (397+ words) As video quality continues to improve and analytics become more accessible, a growing number of schools are leveraging AI-based solutions to help them improve campus safety and security. Because deep learning capabilities now come standard on many surveillance cameras, organizations…...
School Safety Gaps Persist Despite New Legislation -
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (368+ words) Survey data shows many teachers still lack access to panic buttons and schools face significant staffing shortages. A new report on the state of school safety reveals significant gaps in emergency readiness and operational security across U. S. K-12 campuses. Despite the national…...
How Incident Timing Should Shape School Security Planning -
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (393+ words) School safety conversations often focus on what happened and where it happened. Those are essential questions, but they are incomplete without a third: when did it happen? Recent school incident data points to a consistent reality: many events cluster during…...
Michigan District Sets Blueprint for National SRP Compliance -
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (520+ words) As school districts nationwide look to address evolving safety challenges, being able to have a shared language when addressing emergencies is becoming a crucial component of ensuring a quick response. When staff, students and first responders all use the same…...