According to Campus Safety’s 2024 Video Surveillance Survey, 98% of K-12 schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities have one or more video surveillance systems on their campus — up from 94% in 2023.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Campus emergency notification has come a long way since the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech mass shooting in which an active shooter fatally shot two people at an on-campus dormitory and then fatally ...

As the mental health care provider shortage continues throughout the United States, faculty and staff at higher education institutions feel increasingly responsible for students’ mental health and ...

For U.S. K-12 schools, school districts, institutions of higher education, and healthcare facilities, video surveillance is a must-have technology that most campus public safety and security ...

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 ...

The start of a new school year is an exciting time for students, parents, teachers, and faculty in K-12 schools across the United States. However, in today’s uncertain environment, schools and school ...

Aspiring public school teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to pass the state’s basic skills exam in order to be certified. New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy passed Act 1669 as part ...

Nearly two-thirds (64.7%) of college students report feeling lonely and more than half (51.7%) are concerned about their friends’ mental health, according to new data. Active Minds, in collaboration ...

Two new reports from United Educators (UE) highlight the top self-reported risks facing colleges, universities, and K-12 schools today. UE is an organization that helps educational institutions ...