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SCHOOL SECURITY SEPTEMBER 2006

Keeping Watch

Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Patrick V. Fiel Sr.

A generation ago, school administrators worried about students cheating on tests, stealing from one another's lockers and maybe an occasional fight. Today, educators deal with many of the same problems facing local police — drug sales, weapons possession, arson and gang violence.

Let 'em In?

Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Mike Kennedy

They didn't use the term “access control” in the 1932 Marx Brothers movie, “Horse Feathers,” but that's one way to characterize Chico's feeble efforts to keep the password “swordfish” a secret and prevent Groucho from wheedling his way into a speakeasy.

Threat Assessment

Apr 19, 2007 12:00 PM

How should school administrators respond to threatening behavior? What constitutes a threat? Should all school-related threats be handled the same?

Security Supplement Product Solutions

Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM

The ExitPoint sounder uses directional sound to identify escape routes leading to perimeter exits. Fitted with normal evacuation sounders, it offers a way to draw people to exits in perfect visibility and in smoke. Directional sound technology consists of broadband, multi-frequency low-, mid- and high-range signals. The distinct directional sound helps occupants find the exit and guides them up or down stairs.
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