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by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

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People in Collinsville are chipping in to help the school district buy door locks that are designed to make it harder for active shoots to get inside classrooms. The district’s goal is to put one of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Following last month’s tragic shooting at Florida State University (FSU), which left two people dead and six injured, students are raising their voices for immediate campus safety ...

MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities installed hundreds of new classroom door locks over the summer. This latest update marks the end of a year-and-a-half long lock installation process prompted ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — School safety has been a hot topic over the past few months, including in the Charleston County School District. Leaders with the district are considering changing locks on ...

PHOENIX — It's one of the simplest lines of defense if an intruder gets into your child's school - a locked door. The easiest way to make sure it's in place is if a teacher can lock it from the inside ...

Some of the older schools in California have outdated locks that force teachers to step outside of their classroom to lock the door.Rocklin High School is facing that same problem, teacher Louise ...

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building. But some ...

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