Imagine the ability to remotely lock your school’s doors in just one tap of a button. Or being able to lock down classrooms, hallways and corridors if, heaven forbid, an active shooter was to come to your McAllen, TX school.

It’s possible with the installation of automated school door locks. Additionally, controlling the school door locks on your campus enables you to track, manage and monitor building activity, so the administration is always aware of what’s happening on school grounds.

Keep reading this blog to learn the additional benefits of automating your Texas school’s door locks.

Unfortunately, mass shootings have become all too common in the campus and business environments. While no one wishes for these catastrophic events to happen in Victoria, TX, it is the sad nature of the world that preparation will help those of us that do experience these events to be safer and more prepared.

Gunshot detection is an innovative method of assisting law enforcement with precise locating of a dangerous shooter. Keep reading our blog to learn more about how gunshot detection systems work and why you may want to consider this feature as an integral part of your campus or job site’s comprehensive safety and security system.

The team at Circle Industries is keeping an eye on all the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States and around the world, and we are taking all necessary precautions to keep our employees, clients and community safe during this time. Health precautions and protocols in line with WHO and CDC directives are taking place throughout our organization to reduce the spread of disease. Every day our team reviews up-to-date recommendations to ensure we’re doing everything to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Just as a business owner would want to know who is entering and exiting their building, about trespassers, and about theft, so should school administrators. In order to improve awareness of the happenings on a school campus, administrators should consider integrating school security systems into their budgets next year.

In 2018, Reuters reported that middle and high school students felt safe when they knew they had outdoor security cameras and a security officer present on campus. Knowing who is entering a school building is essential, and one way to bolster that aspect of security is the addition of access control.

Keep reading to learn how adding a security system to your Corpus Christi, TX school campus will help students feel safe and deter crime.