School safety is not a plug and play sport. You can’t just plug in a new security product or piece of technology, walk away, and expect that things will run on autopilot. Why “it’s better than nothing” often isn’t really “better” Too often in recent years, I have heard school officials say, “Well, it’s better […] The post School safety is not a “plug and play” sport. It’s about fidelity of implementation. appeared first on School Security.| School Security
VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. The acronym describes a rapidly changing environment in which it is difficult to analyze, prepare for, respond to, and prevent. It also describes school safety in 2024 — and most likely in 2025, as well. While a detailed analysis could easily fill a book chapter or two, a […] The post Dr. Ken Trump’s School Safety 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Forecast appeared first on School Security.| School Security
Guest article by Chuck Hibbert The American Society for Industrial Security – ASIS International – has developed an in-depth position paper presented as an ASIS School Security Standard for what they describe as K-12 schools. While we can assume most of the ASIS standard contributors have good intentions for school safety, the paper shows a […] The post Missing the mark: ASIS School Security Standard emphasizes physical security products and tech in schools over student mental health, w...| School Security
Guest article by Dr. Stephen Bucheli Bayne While the recent ASIS proposed standards for school security are positioned as a necessary advancement for ensuring safer educational environments, several critical aspects warrant reconsideration: Overemphasis on Physical Security Measures: When implemented properly by local collaboration, physical security measures can enhance the protection of school buildings and their […] The post Counter-Argument: Reevaluating the Necessity and Effectiveness ...| School Security
Guest article by Bobby Kipper of The Kipper Group As we continue to witness the growth of proposed national school safety standards for campuses across the United States, we need to examine the cause and impact on local school divisions. While the intentions of all involved are clearly in what is believed to be in […] The post ASIS School Security Standard: The Missing Link with School Safety Standards on Local School Boards appeared first on School Security.| School Security
Guest article by Jason Russell, Founder and President of Secure Environment Consultants (SEC). The recently released school security standard developed by ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) has prompted concern among educators and mental health professionals due to its heavy focus on physical security measures like cameras, locks, fences, and panic buttons, while offering comparatively […] The post Concerns Over ASIS School Security Standard: A Need for Balance Between Physical...| School Security
Are you a superintendent, school board member, or principal who does not want to be blindsided by school security mandates, financial burdens, and potential liability? If so, you will want to learn about a new maneuver, largely driven and influenced by security consultants and vendors, to create a “school security standard” that has potentially significant […] The post ASIS School Security Standard: Heavy on security hardware, products, and technology mandates — and heavy on potential...| School Security
Strategic school safety leaders recognize the importance of first graduating from kindergarten before grasping for PhD school security solutions. Focusing on mastering the fundamental core school security mission and functions should be every school leader’s goal. For the past half dozen or so years, we have emphasized the importance of mastering the fundamentals of school […] The post School safety leaders: Focus on your core school security mission and functions (Lessons from recent Sec...| School Security
Sheriff Grady Judd, a Commissioner on the Florida school safety commission created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland) school shooting, said last week that a new law requiring classroom doors to be locked when students are present is impossible to comply with without exceptions and the validity of the exceptions can be difficult […] The post Growing legal school safety mandates and proposed consultant/vendor-driven school security “standards” may mean well, but man...| School Security
The latest marketing trick security product and tech vendors pull on school leaders is to have salespersons staff 'rebrand' themselves by not using their vendor job title. Instead they put (ret) on a previous job title in a school district, likely to gain credibility with educators. But are they really "retired" from that job? If you can't trust them to be honest with their vendor job title, can you trust them with other claims?| School Security
