Big Time Security on a Small College Campus
Here’s how Seattle Pacific University, a small college campus, was able to adopt advanced security technology, and how that technology performed during an active shooter attack.
Here’s how Seattle Pacific University, a small college campus, was able to adopt advanced security technology, and how that technology performed during an active shooter attack.
Some of the security upgrades include adding 50 security cameras, installing new door locks and building a new security office.
The school’s police chief, who is also a hockey coach, suggested the object when asked what to use if fighting is the only option against an active shooter.
Strategies that have been proven to work in other active shooter incidents also applied to the 2012 Newtown, Conn., mass school shooting.
Securable space, communications, threat assessment and management, and common protocol are the foundations of a good school security program.
As everyone scrambles for complex active shooter solutions, officials should consider the ones that have been effective in the past.
Addalock requires no tools for installation and can be installed in seconds on almost every in-swinging door.
The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission and The National Association of State Fire Marshals recommend doors that can be locked from the inside only.
This Ohio school’s new wireless locks have helped to address the cost and safety issues associated with mechanical locks and key systems.
Baltimore County Public Schools has invested $13.6 million in school security after a 2012 shooting at Perry Hall High School.