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PASS 5th Edition Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools: Call to Action for Integrators

October 20, 2020

Addressing the rapidly evolving security and safety challenges facing K-12 schools, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS K-12) has released the 5th edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools. It doesn’t matter if you have school-aged kids or grandchildren. It doesn’t matter if your integration company currently serves K-12 customers. It doesn’t Read the full article…

Federal Government’s SchoolSafety.gov Recommending PASS Guidelines is a Win for School Safety

March 10, 2020

The U.S. Federal government launched its Federal School Safety Clearinghouse website, SchoolSafety.gov, designed as a one-stop-shop of resources for K-12 administrators, educators, parents, and law enforcement and includes Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools (4th Edition)

Crucial Factors to Consider When Making School Security Investments

February 25, 2020

With more than 130,000 school buildings across the United States, our country brings more than 76 million K-12 children together at similar times, five days a week, putting them on the same route to and from school and following set schedules. While this creates necessary consistency and normalcy for parents and students, it also creates Read the full article…

Making Improvements to PASS K-12 in 2020

December 31, 2019

The emphasis on school security isn’t going away anytime soon. And growing interest in the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS K-12) initiative is proof. A year ago, we launched the latest version (the fourth edition) of the PASS K-12 Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools. To help schools keep up with ever-changing risks Read the full article…

An Update from NSCA’s Codes & Compliance Committee

May 7, 2019

In December 2018, PASS (the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools) released v4 of its School Safety and Security Guidelines – along with the announcement of a new website. Since that launch, we’ve received hundreds of questions about PASS, security recommendations, and school safety. Good questions are coming in from integrators, school administrators, and manufacturers, so Read the full article…

New School Security Construction Cost Estimates Reference PASS K-12 Guidelines

October 20, 2017

PASS K-12 guidelines were used by Secure Schools Alliance Research and Education to create the first-ever school security construction cost estimates

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