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Higher Education

A Gunshot Detection System Designed with School Safety in Mind

Hear what sets apart Bosch’s gunshot detection system from others on the market and see a demo of how the technology works.
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College Faculty Burnout: The Statistics and Solutions

More than 50% of college faculty and staff have considered quitting due to burnout, increased workload, and stress.
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How Common Are Female School Shooters?

One research center says it has been 45 years since a juvenile female took multiple lives in a school shooting.
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The Dangers of Swatting and Its Impact on Schools and Communities

Jeffrey Yarbrough, police chief for the Hutto Police Department and an advisor for Raptor Technologies, discusses why swatting is so harmful to campuses and their surrounding communities and how to best combat it.
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How Should These Clery Act Crimes Be Classified in Your ASR?

Would these scenarios, pulled from the Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting, count as Clery Act crimes?
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College Therapy Dogs: What Are the Costs and Benefits?

Ramona Washington, chief of the University of North Texas (UNT) Police Department, shares her experience with procuring a therapy dog, including associated costs and its benefits for both students and staff.
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Nationwide Cell Phone Outage Highlights Need for Multiple Emergency Communications Systems

“We can’t depend only on an app for students’ safety,” one person wrote on a petition to install emergency call boxes at the University of Georgia after a student was murdered.
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Clery Act Compliance: Why Fines Are Getting So Big and How Colleges Can Avoid Them

Kyle Norton, director of regulatory compliance at the Healy+ Group, and Jenn Scott, a regulatory compliance consultant, discuss common Clery Act violations and why the fines have gotten so big.
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7 Hazing Tragedies That Spurred Harsher Anti-Hazing Laws in 9 States

Tim’s Law, inspired by the tragic hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza, has been enacted in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Human Trafficking on College Campuses: What It Looks Like and Resources for Police, Students

Maraya Lasinsky, chief advisor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, discusses human trafficking on college campuses and available resources for both campus police and students.
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Surge in Electric Scooter Accidents Spurs School Bans

Many K-12 schools and college campuses have banned or limited electric scooters as recent data shows e-scooter injuries rose from under 30,000 in 2020 to 118,485 in 2024.
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Securing Graduation Ceremonies: Making the Case for Weapons Detection

Peter Evans, CEO of Xtract One Technologies, discusses weapons detection dos and don’ts for securing graduation ceremonies.
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