Now is the time to begin thinking about your children going back to school.

Never before in our nation’s history has the need for peace of mind been so needed for our young students to flourish academically. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 lockdown measures and the widespread phenomena of protests has created uncertainty for the lives of our family.

With many students returning to schools, there have been signs that schools will become ground zero for many of the problems our country faces. As a parent or faculty member, you must anticipate these problems and have the best security measures on hand. With Nightlock patented and trusted line of school door barricades, you can prevent unfortunate incidents from happening.

An Uncertain and Dangerous Future for Education

By understanding the following factors, we can understand how urgent it will be to protect your children with Nightlock:

Several recent studies have shown that online bullying has risen since COVID-19 lockdown. Because young students are raised with a smartphone-centric culture, students in and out of school can become targets of malicious bullying 24/7. This can lead to students becoming violent and taking action, oftenon a school’s campus.

Due to the lack of socialization and uncertainty in most student’s lives, depression has also significantly risen among teenagers. Students suffering economic hardship, the lack of human interaction, and bullying may begin to dissociate from reality – this has been shown to be a leading theory on the rise of school shootings. And with more children being prescribed SSRI medication to offset depression during this trying period, susceptible students may take to extreme acts for attention, violence, or even boredom.

Ongoing protests have shown some criminal opportunists to become violent, with individuals selecting buildings to attack that are targeted or selected at random. One harrowing scene occurred at the Minnesota Transitions Charter School, where the school was vandalized and set on fire. If adequate security measures would have been installed, thousands of dollars of damage could have been avoided.

These are just some of the known factors and events that many are saying will cause schools in the near future to become more dangerous. Expect school shootings to increase, more in-school lockdowns to be enforced, and a larger vulnerability to turmoil in the streets.

The answer to this uncertainty is through preparation. That’s why your students need to be protected with the best device for active threats: Nightlock.

Nightlock: Protection at School and at Home

If your school is open this year, make it a priority to beat the academic calendar by proposing the use of Nightlock before doors officially open. Nightlock door barricade devices are available for easy installation in most schools, using the strength of the floor to brace against substantial force from an active threat.

As a parent or as an educator, anticipating the next wave of after school shooters and other threats to students should be a top priority. Discuss in PTA meetings and town hall events how states and school districts have changed legislation, such as Michigan’s Public Act 45 of 2020, to include countermeasures against school violence that conform to building/fire codes.

Home invasions are also spiking across the nation, with the COVID-19 lockdown and economic fallout making your children vulnerable. Considering home invasions occur at all hours of the day, knowing you have Nightlock deployed in your home gives you the protection and peace of mind to live safely in our modern, uncertain world. And with more students studying remotely at home, protecting your children while you are away at work or leaving your children unsupervised is an absolute priority.

Last, schools and homes can both benefit from Nightlock’s campus security shades. These window coverings provide an opaque visual obstruction that keeps out prying eyes as well as can be deployed as a criminal deterrence.

Trust Nightlock’s extensive line of security products to protect what matters most: your family, your property, and your peace of mind.