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#8: In your view, what is the single biggest misconception about school safety, and how would you address it?

Q7: In your opinion, who are the critical stakeholders that need to have a voice in emergency protocol planning?

Glen Lake Community Schools Installs First-of-Kind Innovative Safety Solution to Protect Students in an Intruder Event

Q5: What can school administrators and leaders do to be proactive about school security?

Q4: Where do you see the intersection between security technology and emergency preparedness?

Q1: What is the primary consideration when creating a school security plan?

BluePoint Alert Solutions announced the formation of the Institute of Proactive Responsibility (IPR), a new service offering focused on helping schools, businesses, communities and local law enforcement better prepare for emergency situations.

Using GPS data, BluePoint helps law enforcement and facility leadership track the movements of building occupants in emergency situations

The co-founder of OpenEyes Technology has helped to develop and implement not only the technology, but also the emergency response plans that need to be in place to successfully mitigate crisis situations like active shooters in school settings.

On Thursday, May 17, 2018, a classroom of students, local law enforcement, school administration and OpenEyes consultants gathered to walk through a drill and explain the technology.

The STOP School Violence Act would appropriate $50 million per year for ten years to be put toward developing threat assessment systems, anonymous reporting systems, and improving security through the use of technologies and increased personnel.

We are pleased to see more schools pursuing proactive measures for school safety by installing our Rapid Emergency Response System, which is designed to improve response times by law enforcement in crisis situations like armed intruders on campus.

This week, we saw four news stories that exemplified the growing cultural unification around the need for solutions to a critical problem. The common theme throughout? Being Proactive!

BluePoint completes and complements other security measures such as door access control, supplementary locks and security cameras.

We hope this list will prompt you to bring safety and security back to the top of your list for this new school year.

One of our clients has a great approach to running emergency drills which we want to share with you. We believe it is a best practice.

The competition for how resources are allocated brings about improved, more intentional decisions which necessarily benefit the organization ... but what happens when another priority trumps security in the budget?

West Michigan Schools are taking a more informed approach to school safety. They have brought in not only an outside consultant but one with unique security knowledge: former Secret Service agents.

District leaders are calling on the state to consider funding such systems statewide.

BluePoint developed a system of pull stations, mobile pendants and strobe lights designed to quickly notify first responders and warn people in harm's way.

Burlington Central School district has done a great job of focusing their attention on the protocols that will make a difference in an emergency situation. This district is taking a very proactive approach to our kids safety.

Rural schools must consider unique situations when making the decision to incorporate new technology. For example, unlike in an urban setting, first responders are not always located within a mile or two of remotely located schools.

The National Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Resource Officers published a guide to best practices for schools to consider when running active shooter and other armed assailant drills.

Most schools and facilities have an emergency-response protocol in place for situations such as an active shooter, but several factors impact whether the situation tips from an emergency scenario into being deadly.

For administrators, teachers, law enforcement and even parents, proactivity and thoughtfulness are two key things that cost nothing and can potentially lead to positive changes. Is your school or district making changes?

While RERS and two-stage response may initially seem at odds, these systems can actually function on a complementary basis in many situations.

This tragedy is just the latest killing of innocent lives. Here are four critical elements to preparing for and preventing a similar tragedy.

High tech security systems for schools are growing in both popularity and implementation, but we also believe that school safety and security begins with a much more practical and affordable approach.

Recently, John Shales sat down with Urgent Communication's Donny Jackson to discuss the new Command & Control: Incident Management System and its various uses.

Here is a great case study of how a school district in Illinois has continued to improve the safety in their schools using technology and systems like BluePoint's.

Community Christian School has never experienced an active shooter situation, and it intends to keep it that way.

Norman's Community Christian School is working with parents to implement first Rapid Emergency Response System (RERS) from BluePoint Alert Solutions.

BluePoint does for law enforcement what a fire alarm does for the fire department - and EMERgency24 provides top tier monitoring to ensure prompt response during active incidents.

Armed intruder events are very complicated and can arise out of many different situations. In other words, there will never be a single answer to preventing or preparing for such an event.

Let a BluePoint Alert Solution help protect you from intruder threats like your fire alarm system protects you from fire.

See how BluePoint Alert Solutions can help improve safety in your school.

We applaud the work Ms. Gay is doing to improve the safety of students!

Dr. Caster's multi-faceted approach emphasizes preparing, preventing and protecting students and staff from armed incidents.

Michael Dorn has an extensive background in school safety and promotes a very broad view of improving safety. He challenges us to look at varied aspects of safety from building design, to bullying prevention, to security technologies.

John provides a brief background on our company as well as an overview on how our system works.

Weld Central High School in Keenesburg, Colorado is now protecting its students and staff with their very own BluePoint Alert system.

The FBI released its Active Shooter report looking at the 14 years from 2000 through 2013. The report indicates several key elements based on the 160 incidents identified.

Some schools may consider that cell phones used by teachers and students are reliable enough to notify police during an on-site incident. However, recent research into various forms of cell phone-based protocol shows us otherwise.

The safety of students and staff is a high priority for all schools, but it can be difficult to find the funds for security enhancements when budgets are tight.

The BluePoint Alert system is inspired by the tried and true fire alarm system that already exists in school buildings today. Our system can get police to a school faster than a 911 call and helps rapidly alert building occupants to an incident.