School safety is of the utmost importance to K-12 faculty, parents and administrators. Every school wants parents to know the children entrusted in its care are safe. Prevention is incredibly important, however, if an incident were to occur, schools also need to know they have the knowledge and the resources to react in a quick and effective manner.
K-12 TechDecisions’ sister publication, Campus Safety is holding a free webinar on this topic on April 30th called “Security Essentials for K-12 Schools.” It will be hosted by Campus Safety Magazine’s editor-in-chief Robin Hattersley and will feature Nils Wahlander, senior product marketing manager, HID Global.
“Having a safe environment gives peace of mind for both the students, faculty and the parents at home,” Wahlander says. The webinar will focus on access control, particularly around the benefits of a single access entry card. “We lean on the safety aspect, but we also talk about how to improve the day to day experience with the use of a single card that can do multiple things.”
For example, if a school implements swipe cards, they don’t necessarily have to do roll call. Attendance is already recorded. Those access cards can also double as a way for students to purchase meals in the cafeteria, further streamlining school processes.
The true goal of the webinar though is improving safety. Wahlander says there is no silver bullet when it comes to security solutions. All Schools have different needs so the webinar intends to provide the audience with a number of different approach for tackling security as well as real-life examples of solutions that have worked for other K-12 schools.
The webinar covers:
- How to build a strong emergency operations plan (EOP)
- Why schools should limit and monitor entry points
- Why schools need automated visitor management systems
- How to enhance surveillance practices
- And why multi-purpose ID badges are best
Click here to register.