ASIS School Safety and Security Council

18/06/2024

I am priveledged to serve on the board of directors for the International Association of Professional Security Consultants, an organization whose members are dedicated to furthering the advancement in the field of security.

One initiative that I am particularly excited about is our Evidence Based Practices Committee which sponsors research into solutions for some of today’s most significant security and violence prevention issues. The latest research published through this project, The Effectiveness of School Security Measures on School Shooting Incidents, evaluates exisiting studies of various measures used to improve school security and their effect on the prevention of school shootings. Hopefully this research, along with the ANSI School Security Standard under development by ASIS International will help focus the conversation on how we keep our children safe.

https://iapsc.org/site/assets/files/2451/ebsp-24-01-school-security.pdf

06/09/2023

Are you going to be in Dallas for ASIS International next week?

If you plan to attend make sure that you save time to meet-up with other school security community members and attend some of the great events we have planned. Below are those sessions and events that are sponsored by the community at the conference, if you have other school related events or sessions post to this thread and let us know.



Current State of School Security
Monday, September 11
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: C144/C145

A society's most valuable assets are its children, but in spite of this we hear time and time again of horrific incidents that place our children in danger in their schools. How do the risks faced by children differ from one country to another, what steps are societies taking to protect their children while they are in school, and how can we improve the security of our children by sharing best practices globally? A global panel of experts from the ASIS School Safety and Security Community will discuss these questions and more.

All About: The ASIS School Safety Standard Development for a More Risk-Averse Environment
Monday, September 11
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: D174

The ASIS Professional Standards Board (PSB) is developing a Standard that provides requirements and guidance for the development, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of a school security program. The Standard, in the final stages of development, will address the assessment of risk and developing protective strategies (utilizing physical security principles) for applying physical security measures necessary to support and promote safe educational environments.

School Safety and Security Community Information Session
Tuesday, September 123:30 PM - 4:15 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: ASIS Hub (Expo Floor)

Interested in broadening your knowledge of a particular area of security and connecting with members around the globe? Stop by the ASIS Hub to learn more about the school security subject area community, meet other members and members of the community's leadership team.

School Safety and Security Community Networking Reception
Tuesday, September 124:30 PM - 6:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: Omni Hotel, EXACT LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

Continue your discussions and networking with other School Security Community members over a drink in a less formal setting at an informal hosted reception at the Omni Hotel (connected to the Conference center).

Call for Steering Committee Volunteers

Apply by Sunday, October 15

Location: https://community.asisonline.org/volunteer-pages-bucket/volunteeropportunities/opportunities-list-public

Do you have demonstrated subject matter expertise in school security and want to help ASIS remain a leader in developing solutions to keep schools safer? If so please apply to join the School Security Steering Committee, we are currently seeking seven volunteers for a two-year commitment.

25/05/2022

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29/04/2022

ASIS recently signed on with several other industry leading organizations to come out in opposition to potential changes the building codes in the State of Virginia to allow the use of door barricade devices in public buildings. This directly aligns with the informational video produced by the School Safety and Security Community speaking to our concerns with these devices which are being heavily promoted in the media.

Seven security organizations, including ASIS International and the National Association of State Fire Marshals, have sent a letter to Virginia legislature concerning conflicts of interest in a study group focusing on the use of active shooter prevention hardware in public buildings.

08/04/2022

Seeking volunteers!

The School Safety & Security Community is happy to announce that we will be hosting the first ever "Global State of School Security" panel discussion at ASIS GSX in Atlanta, GA USA in September of 2022.

Our hope is to have 3-4 volunteers from this community serve as panelists to discuss the current threat landscape and security challenges for schools in their country/region. The format will involve a member of the Steering Committee leadership team serving as the moderator and asking each of the panelists questions related to the topic. We will identify these question prior to the session and make certain that everyone has an opportunity to practice and craft how they will respond prior to being on stage.

If you are responsible for providing security for schools or universities and plan to be at GSX in Atlanta we would love to have you participate as a panelist. Due to the usual focus of the Community on security issues for schools in the US, we are particularly interested in volunteers who represent schools in other regions of the world for this presentation. We are also open to panelists who may not be directly employed by a school or university but who have extensive knowledge of the security concerns for schools in one or more regions based on providing services to schools in those locations.

We are working with ASIS and there will likely be a discount on conference registration provided for panelists, and panelists will earn 3 CPE toward recertification of their ASIS certifications.

To apply to serve as a panelist please e-mail me ([email protected]) by May 15th 2022 and provide the following information:

Your name
Your employer
Your location, and region(s) where you have provided security for schools.
Description of how you are involved in providing security for schools
List or presentations you have given or articles you have published (if any)

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Once we have all of the applications the School Safety & Security Steering Committee leadership team will review the applications, determine the 3-4 panelists that we feel will offer the most interesting perspectives, and notify everyone who has applied of our decision at or before the June Community Meeting.

I look forward to hearing from all of you, and seeing many of you at GSX!

11/03/2022

ASIS International's School Safety and Security Community provide a short video discussing door barricade devices, which more and more schools are beginning ...

31/01/2022

Today is the last day to submit your speaking proposals for GSX 2022 in Atlanta in September. We are hoping to have a robust School Security track at this year's conference so I encourage anyone who has a topic that they are passionate about or a case study related to school safety and security to submit an application to speak.

Also be sure to reach out to either myself or Rick Gilbert to let us know of your submission so we can have the School Safety & Security Steering Committee endorse your proposal which should give it a better chance of being accepted.

The link for submissions is here:
​https://www.gsx.org/call-for-presentations/

I look forward to seeing all of you in Atlanta!

The GSX 2022 Call for Presentations is now open. This is your opportunity to share your expertise with our global audience of security management practitioners.

19/08/2021

Thank you to Art Hushen from the National Institute of Crime Prevention for his excellent presentation at today's meeting. A copy of his PowerPoint has been posted to the library on the Community's ASIS Connects page and is available here:

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18/08/2021

Remember to join us at 11:00 ET (3:00pm GMT) tomorrow for our monthly Community meeting to discuss plans for GSX 2021 in Orlando, membership applications to join the 2022 Steering Committee, and for a presentation on the use of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) in schools by Art Hushen of the NICP, Inc (National Institute of Crime Prevention).

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15/06/2021

Reminder, our next monthly meeting is this Thursday, June 17th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (15:00 GMT). Our guest speaker for the month will be Captain Gerald Turning (Ret.) of the Tinton Falls NJ Police Department. Capt. Turning works on educating first responders in interacting with individuals with autism. His passion comes from the fact that he has a 17 year old son with autism.

The meeting is sure to be extremely valuable to School Resources Officers and School Security Officers as they learn tools to help interact with children on the autism spectrum.

Please make plans to join us:

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15/06/2021

Reminder, our next monthly meeting is this Thursday, June 17th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (1500 GMT). Our guest speaker for the month will be Captain Gerald Turning (Ret.) of the Tinton Falls NJ Police Department. Capt. Turning works on educating first responders in interacting with individuals with autism. His passion comes from the fact that he has a 17 year old son with autism.

The meeting is sure to be extremely valuable to School Resources Officers and School Security Officers as they learn tools to help interact with children on the autism spectrum.

Please make plans to join us:

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...