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EDITOR COMMENTARY
VWIRAL SOLUTIONS
By Sydny Shepard
e all have a Facebook, Twitter The post went viral, gaining 1.3 million or LinkedIn account and we shares in just a few days. The comments have all seen a post go viral. praised the woman for displaying an inexpen- For whatever reason, despite sive solution that could save lives, but most
the topic of the post, the content is deemed were disappointed by the need of a rubber
relevant by thousands, sometimes millions of people who decide to view, comment, like and share these posts to their timelines.
Lately, I’ve seen a trend in the virality of campus security solutions. While I have seen a few campus security posts before the tragic string of violence on campuses this year, the number of posts and the people sharing them exponentially increased after the words “cam- pus security” became a bit of a buzz phrase following the shootings in Santa Fe, Parkland and Marshall County.
The first Facebook post I saw go viral fol- lowing the Parkland shooting was a woman sharing a photo of a rubber door stop. While the item looked fairly innocent in her hand, the message she shared was disheartening. She wrote about how she puts one of these door stops in her nieces' backpacks because in an emergency situation, they can be placed under a door that swings into a classroom to stop an active shooter from entering.
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door stop rather than effective security.
In the following months, Facebook pages known for creating and sharing viral videos picked up several campus security solutions to showcase to their followers. The videos showed in-classroom bulletproof shelters, shatterproof glass and bullet resistant back- packs. These solutions were widely shared, some of them reaching over 3 million views
in a matter of days.
Why is this? It is because more people,
including teachers, parents and administra- tion are making the decision to find solutions on their own. Schools are no longer waiting for an incident to happen before they imple- ment effective security solutions. Campuses themselves are actively looking and research- ing security solutions that might work on their campus. They are looking for the round peg that fits in the round hole.
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COVER STORY
FINDING THE CURE FOR SECURITY
By Ellie Randall
A 21st CENTURY APPROACH TO CAMPUS SAFETY & SECURITY
By Carolyn Parent
FIGHTING FOR SECURITY
By Ralph C. Jensen
ENHANCING SECURITY THROUGH VMS
By Ken LaMarca
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN RESPONSE PLANS
By Rebekah Jarvis
SEAMLESS SOLUTIONS
By Hilding Arrehed
UNDERSTANDING ATTACK RESISTANT DOORS
By Kenny Webb
PROACTIVE CAMPUS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
By Tony Bradberry
ABOVE AND BEYOND
By Sydny Shepard
INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS FOR CAMPUSES
By Andreas Pettersson & Sydny Shepard
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