K-12 safety leaders and other school stakeholders can register for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)'s 2022 National Summit on K-12 School Safety and Security.
As threats to K-12 school environments shift, security leaders need to update the fire drill-based emergency plan to one that accounts for other dangers.
The risks that come with having an ineffective lockdown plan became painfully evident following the events at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6. While the people inside the building were ushered to safety, the building itself was breached and overrun resulting in theft, building damage, injury and even death. It was clear that while the notification side of an emergency plan can be useful, its effectiveness only goes so far if it is not working in tandem with other physical security measures.
Evacuations and lockdowns are two events no organization wants to face, but every organization should be prepared for. They often happen in response to particularly dangerous situations that pose an immediate threat to people and property. It can be difficult to know how and when to make the decision to lockdown or evacuate, and it can be even more difficult to manage once the decision has been made. In either case, it requires organizations plan, test and have the right tools in place to reach all of their people quickly with information on what actions they should take to stay safe.
Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior is using the locally developed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to monitor the streets of the capital Tunis as part of the government’s COVID-19 response.
Teens who undergo school shooting training and lockdown drills feel more prepared — and less safe in school — says a new study published in the Journal of School Violence.
