A growing share of public primary schools in the United States have sworn law enforcement officers on site.

A school district in Pennsylvania is arming teachers and students with buckets of rocks as a last resort should an armed intruder burst in. 

The Vermont House of Representatives has approved a program that would give schools up to $25,000 each for security upgrades such as locks and surveillance cameras.

The latest version of this access control platform features a new look and feel to accommodate wider monitors, compatibility with the latest operating systems, up to 16 privilege levels for responders during lockdown, data sharing, integration with biometrics, and more.

Of the hundreds of school shootings that have taken place in the last 50 years, only a few have involved the attacker having to physically break into the building, either through a window or – as in the case of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting – through a glass door. While there is technology available to mitigate that risk even further (including several brands of bullet- and impact-resistant glass), Advanced Data Risk Management LLC President and school security consultant Dan O’Neill says that perimeter security should only be one factor in eliminating easy targets for active shooters.

A Methuen, Mass school will soon have an automated system to detect and track a gunman on campus.

The indicator uses simple, bold, color-coded “secured” (red) and “unsecured” (green) visual indication to ensure the door has been locked correctly and quickly.