Nancy Thompson has been appointed Chief Safety Officer for Toledo Public Schools. Thompson has over three decades of experience in law enforcement.

Cory Darling was hired as Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management at Central Oregon Community College after 35 years in law enforcement.

The Florida Board of Governors has issued an emergency proposed regulation aiming to ban the use of TikTok on university campus networks.

School security remains a top priority for K-12 education. More than 91% of U.S. public K-12 schools reported using security cameras to monitor schools in the 2019-2020 school year according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This number is up from 61% in 2009-2010. However, while schools have invested in video surveillance, they often have disparate systems, outdated technology, and limited staff with training to operate, manage, and maintain the system.

Electronic hall passes can help staff mitigate a K-12 security challenge: the student vaping epidemic. The tech may help curb in-school e-cigarette use.

For higher education, public safety and security presence can be a balancing act. Take a look at how other security leaders meet their campus needs.

Discover why higher education campus security should invest in access control tech to help build a safer environment post-COVID.

Patricia McSteen has been named the new Deputy of Global Campus Safety at New York University (NYU).

Derek Kruse, a former law enforcement officer, will join St. Olaf College as the university's new Director of Public Safety.

Gene Sapino, who has more than 25 years of law enforcement and leadership experience, has been named the chief of police and director of campus safety for Guilford Technical Community College