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    Highlights

    Recommendation: Keep using schools as polling places

    Jan. 22, 2014
    Commission says school facilities are the best sites for polling places, but students should have the day off when elections are held.
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    Safety at School: Safety Reflections

    Sept. 19, 2013
    Important issues related to school safety go beyond architectural design.
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    Security Best Practices

    Sept. 1, 2013
    Tips for security in education institutions, including training and regular security drills.
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    Safety at School: On the Small Side

    July 1, 2013
    Smaller schools and districts can provide different security challenges.
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    Safety at School: Precious Time

    May 1, 2013
    In a threatening situation, seconds can save a life.

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    eBook: Green Schools Digest

    Jan. 1, 2023
    Learn the leading sustainability strategies being employed by education facilities across the U.S.
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    Active Security

    May 1, 2013
    The renovation of the Rollins Group of residence halls at the University of Missouri—Columbia includes a glass addition, which provides unifying, yet separate access to the public dining and classroom spaces, while enabling secure entrance to the more private residence halls.
    Schools should have a security area at the main entrance such as this one at Bell Prairie Elementary School, Kansas City, Mo., where guests sign in and out of the building, and receive a visitor’s pass. (Architect: Hollis + Miller Architects) Photo by Jennifer Ray
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    Emerging Technology for School Security

    July 1, 2012
    An up-and-coming technology enables smartphones to open access-controlled doors, do laundry, buy lunch and much more.
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    Access control at Bell Prairie Elementary School, Kansas City, Mo.; Architect: Hollis + Miller Architects

    School Security: Ensuring Access Control

    June 1, 2012
    Deterring intruders is critical for school safety.

    September 2011 Security Product Solutions

    Sept. 1, 2011
    Case studies/new products from the September 2011 issue.
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    Strategies for Success: School Security/Life Safety and Access Control (with related video)

    July 1, 2011
    The focus on keeping unwanted visitors from entering a school.