SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITY

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Your school or university is a large open space, susceptible to crime. Make sure your students, their families, and your staff all feel safe on campus by installing a robust school security system designed by Safety Codx Service.

Years ago, "school security" meant hiring a part-time local guard liaison for daily monitoring of hallways, and opening and closing the school gate, day and at night for vandalism protection.

Today s headlines remind us that the world has changed. Too often our schools are thrust into the national spotlight as acts of senseless violence shake our communities to their core.

Student Threats
Most security issues involve students: drugs, gangs, fighting and theft. Some observers have reported increases in the number of behavioral or disruption issues and increases in the number of incidents involving very young children. Schools also face a wide range of threats involving people from the outside, including kidnappings and altercations between parents and teachers. 

For architects who design schools, planning for safety most starts early, before the first brick is laid. Strategic thinking about how to keep students safe most baked into the design process of every school and learning institution.However, many existing schools were not designed with security in mind. The security of these schools can be improved. 

-Keep Your school Safe: Security Systems For Schools Schools are multi-faceted, dynamic environments, and implementing a security system that is both 
effective and uninhibiting is a tall order. With school kidnapping, shootings and terrorist activity on the rise, school security is more critical than ever. Keeping students safe is a top priority for any educational institution, but pulling this off is easier said than done. All school administrators face a few major security concerns; let s look at some practical ways that these issues can be addressed.

The cost of a school security system that leverages remote monitoring technology from Safety Codx Protection is far more affordable   and effective   than traditional guarding methods. The days are gone where one or two guards patrolling on foot could reasonably be considered an adequate attempt at campus safety. Schools and universities are frequent targets for serious crime; but with your Safety Codx Protection agents monitoring campus activity through technologies like facial recognition, license plate recognition, access control system and intelligent communication system, you can be assured that you re taking proactive steps to protect every corner of your school.

  Why Commercial Security Systems For Universities and Schools?
A guard on the ground can only see what s in their immediate area. On a sprawling school campus, that s simply inadequate to offer real, actionable protection to students and staff in the event of an emergency or crime in progress. Remote guarding with Safety Codx Protection means having real, local, and trained security experts actively monitoring the goings-on of your school to determine who should   and shouldn't be there.

If a security event does begin to unfold, our agents can use all available technology to impede the perpetrator(s) in real time. That can take the form of two-way audio, taking away access to sensitive doors or hallways, or using facial scanning to investigate an individual and report to law enforcement in real time. Remote guarding takes the reaction time once a security event begins, and reduces it to an absolute notting before law enforcement can respond to the scene with full situational awareness. That's an aspect of virtual guarding for schools that can result in literal lives saved, on a day that we all hope never comes to fruition.

Managing Access To Your School s Campus
One consistent security challenge for every school is controlling access to campus. How can you effectively regulate the flow of traffic into and out of your school?

1.  It works to your advantage if you have the ability to place doors in locations that are easily visible to your faculty members and security staff.

2.  You should consider installing a system that will alert faculty members and security staff when a door is left open. This will help you keep your school secure.

3.  Ideally, you would want to install a security system that would enable you to lock every door in your school remotely. This way, if a shooter were able to infiltrate your campus, you would still have options left to keep your students safe.

4.  In addition to installing systems to fortify and monitor your school s doors, you should consider installing perimeter detector and a fence that is especially difficult to cut or climb. That means you should avoid installing a simple chain-link fence.

Controlling Who Visits Your School s Campus
Regulating who is and is not allowed to enter your school s campus is absolutely essential for keeping your students safe. If you are serious about effectively controlling who is allowed have access to your school, one of the first things you should do is get rid of your paper-based sign-in log! Not only are these logs unprofessional and often illegible, but also they have the potential to create more vulnerability than they eliminate. For example, if there is a fire, it will be very difficult to figure out exactly who is left on campus if your guests forgot to  sign-out,  as they often do. Additionally, it will be difficult and time-consuming to flag intruders when they arrive at your school.

You should consider integrating your access and visitor management systems. Modern-day security systems include intercoms equipped with video cameras so that the identity of guests can be visually verified before the gates are opened. Some systems can perform security screenings of visitors within seconds. For example, if a sex offender is attempting enter your school s campus, systems such as these would be able to flag them and notify all faculty and security personnel instantly.

Monitoring Your School s Visitors (And Students)
If you haven t already, you should seriously consider installing security cameras on campus. CCTV or IP Camera systems can do a lot to keep your students safe. You could even go a step further and spring for a mobile integration of your security camera system. Security cameras are relatively easy to install, so these security measures can be implemented quickly. Why should you install security cameras in your school?

1.  Security cameras that are clearly visible do a lot to deter threats that could have put your students in danger. Sending a strong message to visitors that your school is a safe place will discourage crime and reassure parents.

2.  Security cameras will allow your security staff and school administrators to effectively monitor many different areas at one time in order to respond to threats quickly and effectively.

3.  As an added bonus, the presence of security cameras has been shown to improve the behavior of students. Specifically, security cameras have been linked to decreases in violence between students and instances of school vandalism.

 It is not only important to implement solid security system, but it is also critical that your staff be trained accordingly. At Safety Codx service, we are well equipped to help you plan and design security system that is right for you. To schedule a free security risk assessment, get in touch today!

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