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.
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.
When someone asks another person, “Have you heard about the school shooting,” and that person hasn’t, you can sense instant concern as they respond with “No! Where?” But one day, for security expert and parent Noel Glacer, it did happen at the school his son attended. In this article, he recounts hearing the news of the Parkland shooting and, now as the Vice President of SOS Parkland Inc., he also shares what the nonpartisan organization is doing to improve school security.
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With limited resources available, a big challenge for school administrators isn’t necessarily finding the latest-and-greatest product on the market, but rather figuring out how to leverage available funding most effectively. Guy Grace, Vice Chair of the PASS Advisory Council, shares how he works with schools to make sure they’re getting the most out of their security investments.
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The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) is proud to welcome Chuck Wilson as the new chair of the PASS Advisory Council. Wilson has over 40 years of experience in the communications, security, and life safety business.
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