Connecticut Opens New Rounds of School Security Grants
The grants aim to improve school security infrastructure and emergency communications. Initial applications are due June 15.
The grants aim to improve school security infrastructure and emergency communications. Initial applications are due June 15.
To effectively navigate the changes prompted by the defund-the-police movement, campus security pros must collaborate with other stakeholders, use the right security technologies and embrace new opportunities.
Schools or districts with smaller budgets continue to invest in shatter-resistant film that can be applied to existing windows.
Investigators say the gunman was unsuccessful in creating a sniper’s nest in a third-floor stairwell because the window was equipped with hurricane-proof glass.
The schools will hire security officers, as well as buy security cameras, bulletproof glass and alarms with the funds.
The money is part of the state’s $8.8 million Smart School Bond Act.
Today’s fire-rated glass systems provide an environment that is not only safe and secure, but more conducive to learning and healing.
The Ultra Series offers safety glass, graffiti and scratch protection, seismic and spontaneous glass breakage protection and more.
The new school was built after consultation with community members, security experts, first responders, teachers and parents.