Security Cares to Provide School Security Resources at GSX 2019
Security Cares’ goal is to empower and impact the local community through education, networking, public health and school safety. SIS Int’l will host its 4th annual Security Cares program at Global…
Simplifying Campus Security with IoT Devices
IoT-enabled solutions give campuses the ability to connect different security technologies, provide real-time alerts and data-driven insights. IoT is an ever-growing network of physical devices that features unique IP addresses…
Jefferson County Schools Will Start Year Without SROs
The Jefferson County School Board voted not to renew the contract to acquire school resource officers for the 2019-2020 school year. Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky will not have…
Rekor Has the Solution for Early Warning Threat Detection in Schools
FIRSTSight uses a combination of 24/7 social media security monitoring and a team of analysts to identify potential threats and alert school officials. Rekor Systems, a provider of innovative public…
Safe2Say Something Reveals Student Safety Concerns in P.A. Schools
Through the Safe2Say Something program, it’s easy and confidential to report safety concerns to help prevent violence in schools. Tips can be submitted anonymously through the Safe2Say system. A state…
Are Bulletproof Backpacks This School Year’s Must Have Accessory?
As the school year approaches, bulletproof backpacks are selling across the country as a means of protection for students against an active threat. Bulletproof backpacks are reportedly growing in popularity…
Secondary Educators Consider Discipline Reform a Priority
Beginning in the late 1980s, policymakers concerned about violence in schools began to enact “zero-tolerance” policies in districts and states across the country. These policies mandated the use of exclusionary…
Active Shooter Drill in Manasquan, NJ
On the 19th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School, police from Monmouth County responded to the St. Denis School in Manasquan for an active shooter response drill. Read…
Active Shooter Drill in Berkeley debuts CRGs
An active shooter training drill at Central Regional HS is the backdrop for announcement from the Ocean Co. Prosecutors office of adoption of a new technology that will track responders…
Critical Response Group featured on Daily Blast LIVE
Check out this short interview with CRG on Daily Blast LIVE.
School-Based Interventions for Reducing Disciplinary School Exclusion
This Campbell systematic review examines the impact of interventions to reduce exclusion from school. School exclusion, also known as suspension in some countries, is a disciplinary sanction imposed by a…
Can Technology Make Schools Safer?
Research Brief Concerns about violence — including assault, bullying, and weapon-carrying — have led many schools to seek out safety technologies such as metal detectors, anonymous “tip lines,” and video…