Education
As a founder of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools, SIA is active in promulgating best practices for K-12 public schools. SIA also supports the Congressional School Safety Caucus and advocates for more federal funding in support of school security initiatives and related matters.
Four School Safety and Security Sessions to Attend at ISC East
ISC East 2024 is coming up Nov. 19-21 in New York City, and the Security Industry Association (SIA) and ISC East recently revealed full conference details for the SIA Education…
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Guest Post: The Problematic Rise of “Bulletproof” Window Film in Schools – What Administrators and Legislators Need to Know
While some states are legislating the use of “bulletproof window film” in schools in response to school shootings, others are adding it as a preventative measure. These film products are…
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Common School Security Challenges and How Schools Can Obtain Outside Grant Funding
At SIA GovSummit, Allegion’s Christin Kinman and Randy Jump discussed how teams can work together to protect schools and obtain grant funds for school security projects. At the 2024 SIA…
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The Importance of a School Security Standard: A Q&A With Danor Services’ Bob Ordan
One of SIA’s top advocacy priorities and an issue area that impacts nearly all of us to some degree is that of school safety and security. It’s important to promote…
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Amplifying School Security With Gunshot Detection Systems
Solutions Can Speed Response to the Threat Gun violence in American schools is a topic that no one likes to think about, much less discuss. Preventive measures should be priorities,…
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SIA Practitioner Insights: Higher Education Sector Report
In this special report based on a SIA focus group, get end-user perspectives on security technologies, plus analysis of current and emerging risks.
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Containerized Video Management Systems in Education
Edge360’s John Rezzonico Discusses How An Innovative Approach Presents More Options to Forward-Looking Institutions From elementary schools to universities, video management systems (VMS) serve as the bedrock of security; however,…
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SIA Guide to School Security Funding
SIA is pleased to introduce the SIA Guide to School Security Funding in response to the need for more centralized information on the variety of sources of funding available specifically for K-12 school security solutions, with a guide to many school security grant programs, including federal and state programs.
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Security Industry Association Creates New and Updated Government Relations Guides for SIA Members
New SIA publications offer a state-by-state reference guide to biometric information privacy legislation, key information on federal grants that can be used for funding of security projects, a guide to…
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New York Lifts Ban on Biometric Technologies in K-12 Schools
Retains Current Restriction on Facial Recognition On Sept. 27, 2023, New York State Department of Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa issued a determination that lifted the nearly three-year ban on…
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