Shenandoah County Public Schools will install new door security hardware at all 10 schools in the division at the end of ...

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by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

PHOENIX — It's one of the simplest lines of defense if an intruder gets into your child's school - a locked door. The easiest way to make sure it's in place is if a teacher can lock it from the inside ...

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 ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Indianapolis is launching a new safety initiative to better protect every classroom door on campus. The “NIGHTLOCK” door stoppers are a small metal plate that slides ...

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 ...

RAYTOWN, Mo. — About a quarter of classroom doors in the U.S. are unable to lock from the inside, according to a 2020 survey from the National Center for Education Statistics. It was one of the many ...

External threats consistently exploit unsecured building openings to gain unauthorized access. ZeroNow urges schools to equip all openings in their K-12 facility envelopes (the physical barrier ...

Baltimore City Public Schools’ plan to revamp thousands of classroom and office doors that only lock from the outside is a sensible security maneuver, experts said. But they noted the district’s ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Indianapolis is launching a new safety initiative to better protect every classroom door on campus. The “NIGHTLOCK” door stoppers are a small metal plate that slides ...