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New safety check-in system installed in Portsmouth schools
This article originally appeared on 10 on your side news. To view the original article, click here. Aesia Toliver Nov 19, 2018 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — In an era of mass shootings, school officials nationwide are dipping into funds to make sure their students are as safe as possible, and it’s no different in Hampton Roads. Portsmouth Public
Sign of the Times: Parents So Concerned About School Safety They Are Willing to Pay for it Themselves
This article originally appeared on Global News Wire. To view the original article, click here. As parents across the country head out to purchase No. 2 pencils, composition notebooks and a flurry of other back-to-school supplies, there’s one more item parents are prepared to pay for out of their own pockets: improved school security. According
Technology may not stop a school shooting from happening, but it can still help
This article originally appeared on edSCOOP news. To view the original article, click here. Emily Tate JUNE 8, 2018 As the national conversation intensifies over what schools can and should do to reduce the risks of mass shootings, educational institutions are finding some answers in a trend they embraced years ago. Many school districts, having long accepted the
Advanced technology in place for school security
This article originally appeared on ABC-KOLO news now. To view the original article, click here. Bridget Chavez June 07, 2018 The Honors Academy of Literature in Reno has been using an advanced technology system to help protect and keep its students safe. The school uses Raptor Technologies system to instantly screen visitors for sex offender status and custody
Ridgefield schools add enhanced security screening
This segment originally appeared on KOIN 6 News To view the original article, click here. RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (KOIN) — Visitors to schools in Ridgefield will go through an enhanced screening process that will check the national sex offender databases, among other items, before being issued a visitor’s pass. The new screening process was put into use Monday after the staffs were
Pitt County Schools are using a new check-in system
This segment originally appeared on WNCT-TV 9 On Your Side. To view the original article, click here. GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Pitt County Schools are using a new check-in system called Raptor that automatically scans for sex offenders. When a visitor tries to gain access to a school, they are now prompted to utilize the