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EDITOR COMMENTARY
T CHAMPIONSFORCHANGE By Sydny Shepard
he cover story for this issue fell one of ISC West, about a third of MSD stu- into my lap in the best way pos- dents didn’t show up for first period because sible. Just one week before ISC now they know: anything is possible.
West, I received an email from Jake and his family have championed for Noel Glacer, CEO and Founder, change since the tragic events unfolded, join-
Security Division of Recruit Group, inform- ing his classmates in Tallahassee to speak with ing me that he and his son Jake, a survivor of politicians, continuously meeting with secu-
the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting where 17 people died, would be attending the trade show in Las Vegas, Nev.
I knew immediately that I needed to talk to Jake. Even if he didn’t agree to go on the record with me, I wanted to get to know him, learn about his experiences and why he found it important to attend the largest trade show in the security industry after living through one of the most traumatic things that could happen to a 16-year-old.
Perhaps the hardest thing about talking with Noel and Jake is realizing just how much they have lived through and how much they continue to live through.
The school continues to receive major threats made to the campus. While meeting with the Glacers, Noel showed me his phone, which was still receiving texts from the high school alerting parents of a potential threat made to the campus via social media. On day
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CS4 CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE
By Sydny Shepard
CS20 SECURE CAMPUS AWARDS
rity consultants and manufacturers and attending the Broward Country School Secu- rity meetings.
Their end goal is to see security companies, manufactures, integrators and consultants come together to create packages of campus security products that address school safety from a holistic standpoint. It is an ambitious goal, to say the least, but if it all comes togeth- er in the way that the Glacers envision, it will be revolutionary.
If there’s one thing to take away from this month’s cover story, it’s this: Jake is an abso- lutely amazing teenager who has taken a trag- ic incident and turned it into motivation for change. I know his family is proud. We all ought to be.
COVER STORY
CS10 SECURING CHANGE
Parkland Shooting survivor seeks to initiate change at ISC West
By Sydny Shepard
CS6 PREPARING FOR THE WORST
High Point University participates in Protect-in-Place drill following incidents across the country
By Gus Porter and Jeff Karpovich
CS16 THEMOSTEFFECTIVEDETECTIONTECHNOLOGY
Universities nationwide are using Auburn-created Vapor Wake Technology to keep campuses safe By Janet McCoy
CS22 CREATING A CAMPUS-WIDE DIGITAL SUVEILLANCE SOLUTION
Texas Tech University has implemented video surveillance solutions throughout their expansive and open campus
By George Watson
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