School Security and Early Intervention

Focus on School Security and Early Intervention

How Crisis Intervention Informs Proactive Security in Schools

Many students experience a variety of stressors and might feel isolated or unsupported—potentially turning that struggle into a grievance. While the vast majority will never pose a danger to a school, they are still going through some type of crisis. This could create disruptions in classes, unintentionally place the student in an unsafe situation, or make their peers and teachers feel unsafe.
This highlights the need for security personnel to have training in crisis intervention.

Opening the Conversation to Code-Compliant School Security

Improving school security should not sacrifice fire and life safety code requirements. For security teams, that means maintaining free egress and understanding fire ratings.

Weighing Development in K-12 Behavioral Risk Assessment

As children grow and learn, they often test new behaviors, push boundaries, and overreact to stressors. Behavioral threat assessment and management teams must take these growing pains into account when analyzing threats.

Saving Time and Simplifying Processes with Key Cabinets in a Texas School District

For a geographically widespread school district in Texas, integrating intelligent key cabinets enables streamlined access during emergencies and community events alike.

Context and Perception Matter in School Security

School violence has fundamentally altered the modern K-12 experience in both the general perception of school safety and the operational reality of the school day.

Editor’s Note: The Hidden Potential of Collaborative Teams

While big problems require big solutions, getting humans to cooperate, collaborate, and move things forward is an ongoing challenge.

Strengthening Schools: A Look at K-12 Security Layers and Emergency Preparedness

In school security, there are five layers of protection to consider: districtwide, property perimeter, parking lot perimeter, building perimeter, and classroom or interior perimeter.

Navigating the Challenges of K-12 Safety with Technology and Design

When security design harmonizes with architectural interventions, we can proactively enhance safety and positively impact a student's educational experience.

Fast Facts: 4 Student Behavioral Changes That Spark Concern

Behavioral threat assessment for children can be challenging because they are still learning how to regulate their emotions. These four behaviors should spark further investigation.

School Principals Band Together to Offer Support After School Violence

A group of principals who led their K-12 schools through a post-violence recovery process are part of a network that helps connect other administrators with resources and best practices after incidents.

A New Approach to Early Detection and Privacy in School Security

Respecting the privacy of both staff and students requires a delicate balance in how a system is deployed and utilized.

4 Strategic Steps to Move School Security Forward

According to a recent survey, 67 percent of both K-12 school parents and teachers were much more concerned about safety in 2023 than they were five years ago.