In 2020 there were at least 66 reported cases of gunfire on school campuses, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. This group began tracking school gunfire incidents in 2013. Since then, the rate increased each year until last year when many Americans experienced the shift to virtual learning platforms due to the pandemic.

Many Texas schools currently offer hybrid in-person and virtual learning options, which means students and staff are in a stressful learning environment during the “new normal” that the pandemic has created. With this influx of stress, it’s important to prepare your McAllen, TX school to respond to a potential emergency before an incident arises. With gunshot detection technology, you can protect your campus if an unspeakable incident occurs.

Read on below to learn how incorporating gunshot detection systems into your existing safety protocols improves survivability rates and more.

To parents, few things are more important than the health and safety of their children. As a school administrator, you know that. That’s why you do everything in your power to maintain a clean, virus-free, and secure school. In addition to a security system with alarms, automatic door locks, and gunshot detection, you also need a smart school surveillance system. Today’s smart cameras catch all the details of everything that happens on the premises.

Complete with a variety of features, such as night vision, remote monitoring, and face recognition, school cameras are vital components of any school security system. Keep reading to learn how a school surveillance system ensures a secure school.

Texas schools have been declared closed for the remainder of the school year, but your school still needs to be monitored to protect it from potential vandalism and theft. Some essential faculty may be on campus, but it’s not likely for them to be tasked with keeping the building secure.

To keep the school property safe while also protecting any staff that are still on site during the day, it is in everyone’s best interest to consider a new or upgraded school security system. Keep reading to learn more about the different security features you could bring to your Corpus Christi, TX campus.

During this tumultuous time, Texans are required to stay at home except to provide essential services or do essential errands like running to the grocery store. This is all for the sake of social distancing to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus. Workplaces and schools have shifted to doing business in online environments, leaving previously bustling campuses and office buildings empty.

Transitioning traditional work and school life is difficult enough, so you shouldn’t need to worry about the security of your Harlingen, TX building while employees are away. With a commercial surveillance system, managers, building supervisors and administrative staff can keep their eye on the building to ensure it is safe and secure from potential burglaries, theft, and property damage.

Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of remote surveillance.