CARMEL, IND., September 17, 2013 – Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced an affordable, standalone lockdown solution that lets teachers press a button on a remote fob to initiate ...

UPDATE 2/26/2025: This article, first published in 2020, has been updated by the author to include several developments within the industry that have made some of the previous information out-of-date.

In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, many universities are reportedly re-evaluating how best to warn their large student populations about emergencies on the campus, and many are moving toward ...

PHOENIX — It's one of the simplest lines of defense if an intruder gets into your child's school - a locked door. The easiest way to make sure it's in place is if a teacher can lock it from the inside ...

While campus security and safety includes many aspects in and around the built environment, the door to a classroom or office has proven to be an essential line of defense against active shooters or ...

To answer the challenge of security and life safety in today’s classroom environment, MARKS USA Custom Lockset Division has developed the Loc-Down™ Classroom Intruder ANSI/BHMA F110 Function Leverset ...

Safer school design encompasses many elements of the built environment—from the property line to classroom door openings. All these pieces need to work together properly to enhance school safety and ...

Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, where a shooter killed 21 people in May, had problems with locks on both interior classroom doors and entrances and exits to the school building, according to ...

Moving toward gunfire was the only way she could be certain that her students were safe, the teacher said. That’s because Robb Elementary is among thousands of schools across the country lacking a ...

The biggest drawback to a mortise lock is the skill needed to install it. Because the frame of the door must be carved out to accommodate the lock body, familiarity with woodworking and the tools of ...

MSU Infrastructure Planning and Facilities installed hundreds of new classroom door locks over the summer. This latest update marks the end of a year-and-a-half long lock installation process prompted ...