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Over 330 school shootings struck American campuses in 2024, the second-deadliest year on record, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. FBI reports confirm that active shooter incidents have increased drastically since 2010, leaving countless communities shattered. When it comes to preparing and protecting our school communities, educators often resort to barricading doors with desks … Read more

Walk into any elementary school at lunchtime and you will see what makes cafeterias, libraries, and gymnasiums so beloved: noise, movement, community, and hundreds of kids in one place. Those same qualities, however, make these spaces some of the most vulnerable during a crisis. They are big, open, busy, and often overlooked when schools design … Read more

What School Safety Directors Should Know Before Choosing Bulletproof Mini-Shelters School safety is no longer simply about policy. It is also about design that performs under pressure. As administrators plan for safer classrooms, two approaches are dominating the conversation: stationary mini-shelters permanently built into the classroom and deployable fold-out mini-shelters that slide out or unfold … Read more