UPDATE 2/26/2025: This article, first published in 2020, has been updated by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

CARMEL, IND., September 17, 2013 – Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced an affordable, standalone lockdown solution that lets teachers press a button on a remote fob to initiate ...

There are few topics in the news these days that are more important or emotionally charged than classroom and school security. This topic has generated a plethora of complex solutions. However, ...

In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, many universities are reportedly re-evaluating how best to warn their large student populations about emergencies on the campus, and many are moving toward ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — School safety has been a hot topic over the past few months, including in the Charleston County School District. Leaders with the district are considering changing locks on ...

To answer the challenge of security and life safety in today’s classroom environment, MARKS USA Custom Lockset Division has developed the Loc-Down™ Classroom Intruder ANSI/BHMA F110 Function Leverset ...

While campus security and safety includes many aspects in and around the built environment, the door to a classroom or office has proven to be an essential line of defense against active shooters or ...

Image: A Yale 5418LN Intruder Classroom Security Lock door handle. (via American Lock Sets) While restricting access to firearms is still their top priority, the groups said that interior locks are ...

Safer school design encompasses many elements of the built environment—from the property line to classroom door openings. All these pieces need to work together properly to enhance school safety and ...

Each time news breaks of another violent incident at a school, communities are reminded of the vulnerability of students and teachers inside buildings, hiding behind classroom doors. With 2023 and ...

New security measures will be in place when students and teachers return to school in Collinsville. The district spent the summer adding additional protection in the case of an active shooter on ...