Preparing a Security Checklist for a New School Year

With the new school year in effect, facility managers need to prepare their schools against the variety of threats that target students and faculty.   From active shooter threats, COVID-19, burglaries, and vandalism, having comprehensive security is a must. Thankfully, Nightlock has an extensive line of security products to properly address these threats and give […]

The Benefits of Lockdown Security Shades for Summer

One of the most overlooked aspects of school safety is maintaining the premises. Installing Security Shades reduces the exposure to the elements and opportunities for criminal behavior to occur on your school campus. And there’s no better time than the summer months than to overhaul your facility’s needs.   In this article, we will look […]

Are School Shootings a Thing of the Past?

One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic is that school shootings have drastically dropped. In fact, 2021 has seen no school shootings so far and 2020 had a significant reduction in school-related violence.   Perhaps this reprieve is due to a lack of in-person learning and students being outside of traditional education environments, […]

 Anticipating the Decline of Mental Health for Students

One of the most unfortunate effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns has been on the declining mental health of students across the nation. Students that have been forced to adapt with remote learning and a lack of normalcy, creating mental health problems due to the public health crisis, social isolation, and economic recession.   Now that […]

Back to School: Returning Safely

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 […]

Michigan Approves Nightlock Lockdown Devices for School Safety

Michigan Approves Nightlock Lockdown Devices for School Safety   Michigan schools are now much safer thanks to public outcry for increased protection for schools. Now, with public and legislative support, Nightlock LOCKDOWN door barricade devices have a clear path of implementation.    Taking a step in the right direction for school safety against active threats […]

Discussing School Lockdowns With Your Kids

If you have school-aged children, chances are that they’ve heard about or experienced school shootings. As of 2019, the count now stands at more than 220,000 children directly affected at 225 schools nationwide since the shooting at Columbine in 2000 sparked a horrific trend. Because of this, schools across the United States have implemented school […]

Should Teachers Carry Guns?

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With so many massacres happening around the world and in schools especially, there is a large debate upon whether teachers should carry guns or not. Many teachers, school administration, and students can argue that guns will, in fact, save many lives. There are many pros and cons when it comes to teachers carrying guns, some […]

How Door Locks Have Saved Lives

How Door Locks Have Saved Lives In the year 2018, there has been a reoccurrence of devastating school shootings. With mental health and gun laws being put on the back burner, more and more disturbed individuals are carrying out horrific attacks on school properties. This is why it is important to know how door locks […]

Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event: Before

“Shots fired” followed by the name of your child’s school are no words that any parent ever wants to hear. In the United States, school shootings aren’t becoming an epidemic. They are an epidemic. Consider these frightening statistics: The odds of a student being involved in a school shooting (by grade): High school: 1 in […]

Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event: During

In this series entitled “Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event”, we’ll take a look at a number of factors that create the perfect storm leading to a school shooting. Part 1: Before an active shooter event Part 2: During an active shooter event Part3: Immediately after an active shooter event Part 4: Months after an […]

Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event: Aftermath

In this series entitled “Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event”, we’ll take a look at a number of factors that create the perfect storm leading to a school shooting. Part 1: Before an active shooter event Part 2: During an active shooter event Part3: Immediately after an active shooter event Part 4: Months after an […]

Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event: Months Later

In this series entitled “Anatomy of an Active Shooter Event”, we’ll take a look at a number of factors that create the perfect storm leading to a school shooting. Part 1: Before an active shooter event Part 2: During an active shooter event Part3: Immediately after an active shooter event Part 4: Months after an […]

Active Shooter Training: The Good, The Bad and Finding a Middle Ground

FEMA defines an active shooter as “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly.” To counteract the unpredictably of […]

Schools & First Responders: Building a Relationship

When an emergency occurs in a school and 911 is called, the first people on the scene are those that are trained to deal with those kinds of crisis situations. These are the faces that roam the community and are charged with keeping the members safe. If these are the faces you’ll see in an […]