These 5 ways to increase safety at your school are very timely after yet another school shooting. As staff and students who spend the majority of their week in a school building now is the time to increase school safety. Educators and the children we place in their care deserve to learn and grow without…
School staff is entrusted each and every day to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for all of their students. That doesn’t just mean helping them to learn, but also to keep them safe from any threats or hazards–whether they are human-caused emergencies or natural disasters. Creating proper threat response solutions is the key…
It is crucial to have effective real time communication across your business or organization. It is a must to prepare for the worst. Notification systems in place reduce the impact of emergencies. Emergency notification systems are for more than emergencies. At the speed of communication “Communication is key”, they say. Throughout the decades communication has…
How to talk to your kids about school safety is an important part of keeping them safe. As parents we all want to protect our kids. If we could we would shield them from ever having to know about the potentially scary things they are at risk for. Unfortunately it is impossible to keep them…
Schools are places of learning that should also be places of safety. They hold the future of our society in the form of the young people who attend them. They need to be as safe as possible. That presents the question of who should be responsible for making sure these facilities are secure. Should schools…
You can never be too cautious when you’re planning for school security and emergency preparedness. It’s a major responsibility and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. No matter how safe you feel your facility is, there’s always value in having the support of trained professionals for taking a closer look. In that way, you get…
Establishing emergency assessment solutions for schools is an essential piece of creating a culture of safety for staff and students. Being proactive about recognizing threats before they become a tragedy is key. Alert Protection Services has the tools, technology and expertise to create solutions that save lives. An in-depth customized assessment of your organization can…
Sandy Hook. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Stoneman Douglas High School. These names are seared into our subconsciousness. They were supposed to be places of learning, friendship, and fun, not settings for darkness and death. But, tragically, such incidents have become all too common. Hardly a week goes by when the news doesn’t carry a report of…
Mass shootings seem to happen all too often in the United States.Horrifying images flood the new stations. Still photos of people experiencing their worst nightmare in real time. The rest of the world watches in anguish as each act of violence seems to get closer and closer to home. Have you ever paused to think…
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to pass legislation that protects school children against violence. One such case is Alyssa’s Law. This law aims to protect students by requiring schools to put in panic buttons to send silent alerts to law enforcement agencies. The silent alarm directly links to law enforcement, allowing first responders to get…