SIA and NSCA Form Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) members have been developing a school security assessment tool and a set of school security guidelines to be revealed at ISC West this month. The living document will provide specific recommendations (especially regarding the use of electronic security equipment) divided into “layers” (parking lots, main entrances, classrooms, etc.) and then again into tiers (depending on the level of resources a given school has available).
According to Jim Crumbley, President and CEO of Risk Response Team and the Vice Chairman of PASS, “PASS is a volunteer organization that exists to provide schools, school boards and security teams with information on how to use technology to mitigate risks in a K-12 environment.” Among its members, PASS includes school representatives and end users, security consultants, engineers, law enforcement and manufacturers, and Crumbley assures that the organizations recommendations are strictly manufacturer-agnostic.