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How video cameras help improve classroom learning and campus safety

August 18, 2020June 12, 2017 by Bob Nilsson

The topic of video cameras in the classroom has been brewing for years. Schools that have deployed cameras in public areas have experienced dramatic safety benefits. For example,…

Emergency notification in jeopardy if students tune out digital signage

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

If a digital sign can’t convey a message in seven seconds, the technology runs the risk of blending into the background, one expert says—and during campus emergencies, that…

SROs: A great investment in campus safety

January 6, 2011October 5, 2010 by Laura Ascione

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…

Campus recovering after massacre

September 27, 2010September 23, 2010 by By Patrick V. Fiel Sr.

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

September 21, 2010 by By Patrick V. Fiel Sr.

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

September 16, 2010 by By Patrick V. Fiel Sr.

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…

Keep after-school events safe

September 7, 2010 by By Patrick Fiel

The start of a new high school football season is a reason to celebrate–but it also is a time for ... Read more

More schools take security seriously

August 31, 2010August 31, 2010 by By Patrick Fiel

As we enter a new school year, I'm happy to see several districts spent the summer making investments in keeping their students, faculty and staff safer. One New…