Sometimes it doesn’t take complicated technology to protect yourself in a school lockdown situation. As a school administrator, it’s your responsibility to make sure your students and staff are safe ...

BOSTON - In the ongoing drive to keep children safe while at school, Massachusetts legislators have proposed changing the state’s building and fire codes to allow the installation of certain types of ...

A decision four years ago to install Nightlock lockdown locks on classroom doors at Oxford High School likely saved lives during the shooting spree last week. A decision four years ago to install ...

Collinsville Public Schools is making efforts to step up security across all of its school sites. The district announced that it will soon install security barricade devices on every classroom and ...

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by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

Lansing — As Michigan students return to school, state lawmakers are debating legislation that would ensure districts can install “temporary door barricade devices” to lock down classrooms in the ...