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Emergency Preparedness
Why Any Well-Executed Campus
Emergency Plan Must Leverage Public Address
By Gina Sansivero
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Campus Commentary
By Matt Jones
Video Surveillance
Case Study: Pennsylvania District Installs
Milestone VMS
The Ligonier Valley School District installed its first district-wide IP video surveillance system in 2021.
By Paul Messenger
Health Care Security
Health Care Trends Shaping Security
& Infection Control
The past few years changed how the health care industry operates and will have a long-term impact on current design, strategies and processes.
By Melanie Whalin
Campus Audio
How to Protect a College Campus
with a Communications ‘Umbrella’
Does your campus’ communications strategy allow your security teams to clearly hear what they see and understand what’s happening?
By Kelly Lake
Video Surveillance
Putnam City Schools Rewrites the
Lesson Plan for District Surveillance
The Putnam City School District in Warr Acres, Okla., is benefitting from a range of new technologies critical for school safety.
By Benjamin Brecht
26 Mass Notification
Automate Your Emergency Response
A high-quality public address and mass notification system is essential for dealing with security and safety challenges.
By Tom Mechler
28 Campus Audio
Keeping Today’s Campuses Safe with
Modern Audio Technology
The rise of modern audio solutions has put incredible new resources in the hands of security teams.
By Bruce A. Canal
30 Critical Infrastructure
Protecting Critical Infrastructure Sites
from Opposition Attacks
There inevitably will be people who disagree with the development of new infrastructure or wish to see existing infrastructure taken out of operation.
By Tim Foley and Katy Hancock
32 Advanced Technology
Synergy Takes Campus Security to the Next Level
Advances in systems integration help close security gaps.
By Ryan Gregory
35 Emergency Notification
How to Select the Right Emergency Notification
System for Your Campus
Five characteristics of an effective school notification and communication solution.
By Dean Olds
38 Active Assailant
Sitting Ducks are for Carnivals—Not Schools
Regardless of what security measures are in place on the front end, once a shooter gets in the building, schools need something else to prevent casualties.
By Dennis Truxler
41 Active Shooter
Leveraging Surveillance
Video provides the tools for operational efficiency and risk mitigation.
By Keith Abuele
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