CARMEL, IND., September 17, 2013 – Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced an affordable, standalone lockdown solution that lets teachers press a button on a remote fob to initiate ...

UPDATE 2/26/2025: This article, first published in 2020, has been updated by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

There are few topics in the news these days that are more important or emotionally charged than classroom and school security. This topic has generated a plethora of complex solutions. However, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — School safety has been a hot topic over the past few months, including in the Charleston County School District. Leaders with the district are considering changing locks on ...

In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, many universities are reportedly re-evaluating how best to warn their large student populations about emergencies on the campus, and many are moving toward ...

New security measures will be in place when students and teachers return to school in Collinsville. The district spent the summer adding additional protection in the case of an active shooter on ...

MSU does not plan on installing automatic locks in classrooms, going against a recommendation from an outside firm's review of MSU's response to the Feb. 13 campus shooting, MSU Department of Police ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The school massacre that killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas this week has forced school districts the country to reevaluate their security plans. This includes Chicago ...