In time with the new school year, the University of Arizona is highlighting some of their security measures, including additional access control.

The Texas senate approved a new school safety bill giving the Texas Education Agency the authority to monitor and enforce school safety plans.

License plate recognition technology can be an additional layer for campus security stakeholders as a form of access control and to identify unknown entrants.

Many schools that are looking to in-person learning in the fall are deciding whether to select cloud-based, off-prem solutions or on-premises infrastructure. While there can undoubtedly be pros and cons for each, it ultimately depends on your organization’s needs.

Albemarle County School district in Virginia will spend approx. $1.5 million on security system upgrades.

489 Virginia-area schools in 102 school divisions will share $12 million in security grant funding from the state's department of education. The grants will include monies for video monitoring systems, voice and video internal communications systems, school bus interior cameras, mass notification systems, visitor-identification systems, access control systems, two-way radios, security vestibules and other security upgrades.

Glasscock Independent School District, a public school district located in Garden City, Texas, with hundreds of students across two schools, has embarked on an ongoing security plan to convert to a largely wireless, keyless access-controlled environment, to streamline its security and access at its facilities.

New Mexico is awarding money to 222 school campuses for security upgrades, including new doors and locks, fencing and surveillance cameras.

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will soon be allowed to only wear clear school backpacks on campus.