May 25, 2012


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Grants Help Earthquake-Damaged Schools in Virginia (with Related Video) 

FEMA provides grants of more than $22 million to help the Louisa County (Va.) school system replace two earthquake-damaged schools....

School Safety: Saving Lives With AEDs (with Related Video) 

By Greg Slusser

Schools and universities need to be prepared with AEDs....

Exclusive Sidebar: Five Myths About Sudden Cardiac Arrest, AEDs and CPR 

Schools can take advantage of AEDs in schools...

Profiles: Programs Should Strive to Keep Bullying Victims Engaged 

Keeping bullying victims engaged in school can help them avoid truancy and low academic achievement....

Safe-Room Designs for School Safety (with Related Video) 

By Freddie Lynn Jr., AIA, and Carla Percival-Young, AIA

Recent tornadoes and other natural disasters are prompting schools to incorporate storm shelters into their designs....

September 2011 Security Product Solutions 

Case studies/new products from the September 2011 issue....

Strategies for Success: School Security/Life Safety and Access Control (with related video) 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

The focus on keeping unwanted visitors from entering a school....

School Safety: Safeguarding Your Campus 

By David Edgar

Maximizing school IP investments with emergency mass notification. ...

School Security After 9/11 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Schools and universities have embraced security strategies after 9/11....

Staying Prepared for School Security 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Only about two in five schools have a plan if there is a severe risk of terrorist attack....

Battling Truancy for School Safety 

By Patrick Fiel Sr.

Schools can use several methods—including technology—to keep kids coming to school....

Virginia Tech Fined Over Response to Shooting Deaths 

The U.S. Department of Education is fining Virginia Tech $55,000 for failing to issue a timely warning to those on campus after two students were shot to death in a residence hall in April 2007....

FEMA says University of Iowa Art Museum not Eligible for Replacement Funding 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied an appeal from the University of Iowa....

Timely Notification 

By Timothy Means

Education administrators face challenges in responding to the need for timely notification in the event of an emergency....

Who is Responsible? 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Education institutions must make sure their safety efforts take into account the needs of students with disabilities....

How Safe is Your Campus? 

By Treanor Architects

Designing for residence hall safety and security inside and out....

How Safe is Safe? 

By Jeff Razwick

Actions schools and universities can take to increase fire protection....

Northern Illinois University issues report on Valentine's Day '08 shooting 

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb released a lengthy report that tries to better understand why former NIU student Steven Phillip Kazmierczak entered a lecture hall in Cole Hall and opened fire on Feb. 14, 2008....

Behavior Modification 

By Randolph M. Boardman

Preventing problematic behaviors: it starts with staff training....

Emergency Preparedness 

By Tom Giannini

Preparing for campus and school emergencies: putting the right plans, procedures and technologies in place....

Outlook 2010 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Continuing economic difficulties will challenge education institutions in the year ahead....

Outlook 2010: Budgets are tight, but providing adequate school security is vital 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Budgets may be squeezed at schools and universities, but administrators can't afford to jeopardize the safety of students and staff by skimping on campus security efforts....

10 Steps for Success in 2010 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

While enduring severe financial setbacks, schools and universities must continue to deliver high-quality education to students....

Fire Power 

By Deb Denker and Lee West

With the assistance of risk-control experts, administrators can put effective fire-prevention measures into place. ...

Security/Life Safety 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Simple, inexpensive steps to improve school building security....

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