A telephone survey by Security Magazine Thursday morning found that numerous museums and educational institutions around America have increased their visible security efforts as well as contacted their local law enforcement agencies to ask for more patrols on the perimeter of their facilities.
For example, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Executive Director Richard Hirschhaut said that “in response to this tragedy, we are working closely with the Skokie (Ill.) Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to ensure a heightened level of security in and around the facility.