The FBI is investigating a social media threat targeting more than a dozen schools across Texas, including three Austin elementary schools. Austin ISD leaders said in a letter to community members ...

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Healthcare and school campuses serve as societal keystones, centers of learning, healing, and community. As such, they face unique security pressures, from cyberattacks that could compromise patient ...

Examples of individuals whose positions should be assessed because they probably meet the criteria for being campus security authorities include (this list is expanded from the list in the new ED ...

The risks students face online have heightened over the past decade, increasing awareness in the education system around the importance of children’s safe, responsible, and healthy technology use.

Graduations are significant milestones that draw large crowds, making security a top priority for event organizers. These events bring together students, families, faculty and community members, which ...

Based on responses from over 500 campus safety professionals, this year’s findings confirm that these long-standing issues are worsening in some areas, impacting both sworn and nonsworn officers. Key ...

Postsecondary institutions are often criticized for spending money on new blue light emergency phones, especially if the amount of emergency calls made on them has recently declined. However, despite ...

Screaming, crying, uncontrollable physical outbursts, frustration, or complete inaction and unresponsiveness: all potential behavioral reactions to emergency drills for students with special needs.

Each year, Campus Safety conducts surveys on safety and security technologies commonly found on K-12, universities, and healthcare campuses. The data extracted from these surveys offers insights into ...

Managing visitors is a key aspect of hospital management, presenting several considerations for patient and building security, staff workflow, regulatory compliance, and patient privacy. Visitor ...

Swatting is the act of reporting fake threats to emergency responders to elicit a large law enforcement response. Many industries have repeatedly fallen victim to these calls, including K-12 schools.