Why PASS?

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) offers the most comprehensive information available on best practices specifically for securing school facilities, vetted extensively by experts across the education, public safety and industry sectors.

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PASS School Safety and Security Guidelines

The information, tools and insight needed to implement a tiered approach to securing and enhancing the safety of school environments based on individual needs, nationwide best practices and effective utilization of available resources.

What is the role of fire doors and secured access during crisis events? Download our white paper Compartmentalization for Life Safety to get the answers.

Learn how schools can use fire-rated compartmentalization doors to contain threats & maintain safe, code-compliant egress for first responders.

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Introducing PASS Guidelines Version 7

Learn how to keep mobile classroom structures safe and secure for students.

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What is weapon detection technology, and how can schools leverage it to keep kids safer? Download our white paper to get the answers.

Learn how to keep mobile classroom structures safe and secure for students.

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Become a PASS Partner

To grow the work that PASS has been doing to make schools safer and more secure, we need the support of companies and organizations like yours. Our partners include stakeholders throughout the education, public safety and industry sectors that share our vision for improving school safety.

Donate to PASS

When it comes to keeping our kids safe, we all have a role to play. School safety has become everyone’s responsibility. The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) is a mission-driven, research-based, non-political place for individuals to get involved in one of the most pressing issues of our time.