There are many factors to consider when deciding on a lighting system for a school, especially future costs.
Georgia School Board Sold on Digital Video Recording
Survey of nation's school-based police reveals gaps in security, emergency plans and training.
Experience has shown that expending the time and energy to prepare will prove worthwhile when a crisis strikes.
Providing a safe and secure environment for children requires a great deal of planning and preparation.
You can evaluate efforts respond to crisis situations and reduce the odds that your plan will be needed.
Many schools have begun to question policies that prohibit students from carrying cellular phones and pagers while at school.
In the early 1990s, many middle and high schools began converting their industrial arts shops into "tech labs." Students flocked to the new tech labs because they were unique environments within the school, and utilized personal computers which
How will your schools be remembered?
Whether school violence, terrorism or a natural disaster, the lesson remains the same: Plan, prepare and practice.
Unless portable classrooms are viewed as part of the permanent facilities plan, public school districts will continue to overpay for substandard classrooms.
We should be braced for the very real possibility that terrorists will select schools as primary or secondary targets in the future.
We do not live in an ideal world, and we must be realistic in our efforts to provide the highest level of service in all areas of our responsibility.
School districts continue to review their approach to security of students and staff.
Today's school officials are overwhelmed wih information. To make a difference, the suggestions and opinions offered must be heard by the people who have authority to act, and the power to affect change.
Regardless of the side benefits, made-to-order school safety is more effective than theone size fits all” approach any day of the week.
A New Hampshire school system eliminated internal school vandalism and bomb threats, and reduced the number of false alarms by using video security software that is accessible via a variety of methods from remote locations.
An offer of free roofing help for your school can be very costly. Several New Jersey schools found that out the hard way.
By focusing on those seemingly minor things in schools, your staff can support the major components of your safety strategy and hopefully avoid major problems.
If you can make students feel like they belong, they will then have a better chance of feeling like they are in a secure setting.