A report detailing the effect of safety tools in K-12 schools was released with the use of wearable panic buttons doubling in the last year.

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.

Delaware schools have adopted statewide emergency response training focusing on reunification procedures after a school safety or security incident.

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 Refuge of Hope Ministries homeless shelter uses an access control system from Sielox to secure its facilities. Read more in this case study.

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.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed school safety legislation.