Insights Why Some Schools Are Banning Metal Water Bottles Schools are restricting or banning metal water bottles over concerns about student safety, concealed prohibited items, and classroom disruptions, but some policies are also drawing parent pushback.
News UPDATE: Westwood Hills Elementary Shooter Was Former Student at School A staff member was wounded after the 19-year-old shot through a rear door to gain entry. Staff spotted him on exterior video and initiated lockdown procedures.
Research New Data Shows How K-12 Schools Use Critical Communication Systems An analysis of more than 19.5 million K-12 notifications shows how schools used critical communication systems for everyday operations, emergencies, and drills.
Insights Student Assaults Against School Employees: Key Considerations for School Leaders As states strengthen penalties for assaults against school employees, school leaders are also navigating complex decisions about discipline, law enforcement, disability accommodations, de-escalation, and prevention.
Contributed Perspectives Plans Inform, People Perform: A Practical Approach to School Emergency Readiness School emergency readiness goes beyond written plans. Learn practical ways to strengthen staff decision-making, role clarity, communication, and follow-through.
Webinars How Video Surveillance Is Evolving in K-12 Schools A recent ZeroNow webinar explored how schools are using video surveillance, AI, and analytics while navigating privacy, policy, and human oversight.
Members only Resources Webinar Transcript: Video Surveillance in School Security Access the complete webinar transcript, organized by topic and edited for readability to help you quickly find the discussions most relevant to your district.
Insights Drones in Schools: What School Safety Leaders Are Saying As drones gain momentum in K-12 schools, school safety leaders are weighing its benefits, challenges, and role within a comprehensive school safety strategy.
Substitute Teacher Accused of Triggering False Active Shooter Alerts at 5 Schools Following the Louisiana incident, NCSSD members share how their districts manage emergency alert access and reduce the risk of false activations.
SSL Newsletter Electric Shock Gloves, Behavioral Threat Assessment Interviews, and More: August 16-31 Roundup Catch up on the latest School Security Leadership articles, resources, practitioner insights, and updates from the second half of August.
After-Action Review Brown University Shooting After-Action Reviews: Lessons for K-12 Schools Reviews of the 2025 Brown University shooting offer lessons for K-12 schools on emergency communications, coordination, and response.
Industry Perspectives School Key Boxes: Balancing Security and Emergency Responder Access As schools strengthen building security, ensuring law enforcement and other first responders can quickly gain access during an emergency is critical.
