Classroom security: What you should (not) do
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Expert Blog: Security Insights
Expert Blog: Security Insights
Campus Counts thinks outside the campus security box
One of the most challenging aspects of being a school administrator is addressing the ongoing concerns about safety and security for the students and staff. When I moved…
SROs: A great investment in campus safety
One of the best security measures any district can employ is a school resource officer (SRO)--a trained police officer assigned to a campus. If an emergency strikes, the…
Let everyone know it’s just a drill
I’ve used this blog several times to urge schools to have an emergency plan in place and then practice it again and again. The plan should cover...
Buses need security, too
School buses are often a likely place for assaults, bullying, and vandalism to occur. In a Chicago suburb, a 3-year-old, hearing-impaired girl was allegedly assaulted on a school…
Campus recovering after massacre
It’s been more than five years now since a 16-year-old student at Red Lake High School in Minnesota shot and killed his grandfather and the grandfather’s girlfriend. He…
Work with staff, parents, and students
Not long ago, the decision by a Northeastern school district to install security cameras in two high schools without any announcement to parents, faculty, staff or students stirred…
Think outside the box: Doing more with less, Part 2
In my last blog, I wrote about the massive budget deficits facing most school districts, making it vital that everyone learn to do more with less. Yet, at…
Think outside the box: Find ways to do more with less
Is it possible to maintain a strong security posture while spending no more or even less on security equipment and services? It is possible. But it will take…
Schools see the value of cameras
