White Papers
Demystifying Communications Technology in Schools
Utilize communication technology to develop, evolve, and implement communication in a holistic and efficient manner.
Ways to Improve School Parking Lot Safety
Ways to Improve School Parking Lot Safety for K-12 Schools.
Leadership – Achieving Clarity in Your Comprehensive School Safety Plan
Best practices to achieve clarity in your comprehensive school safety plan for K-12 Schools.
Visitor Management Systems
Visitor Management System Best Practices to Enhance School Safety and Security
Funding for School Security
Grants can provide crucial funding to schools. This white paper outlines resources to find funding sources for school safety and security.
Duress Systems Recommendations
Duress systems are essential to school security. This white paper outlines best practice recommendations to assist districts in selecting duress systems.
Secure Visitor Entry Center
Visitor entry is the most critical area to secure for all schools. This white paper discusses best practices and mechanics for securing them.
The Role of Vape Sensors in Prevention Efforts to Address the Epidemic of Student E-Cigarette Use
The U.S. Surgeon General declared youth e-cigarette use to be a public health epidemic in 2018. However, student e-cigarette use continues to be pervasive and damaging. This white paper delves into the role of vape sensors in the prevention of student e-cigarette use.
PASS Guidelines Among Department of Justice COPS’ Recommendations for Reducing School Violence
The Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program’s document, “10 Essential Actions to Improve School Safety,” is available for free download.
Caution Needed on Fever Screening Technologies
Thermal imaging solutions are being considered as a possible means for screening people entering schools for fever, which is a measurable symptom of COVID-19; however, safety practitioners should proceed with caution before deploying these solutions and use this guide to aid their decision process.
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The volunteers who make up the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) bring together their research and expertise from the education, public safety, and industry communities to develop and support a coordinated approach to make effective use of proven security practices for schools. These are the same volunteers who have dedicated their time to develop these white papers.
The content in these white papers may point to specific products, brands, or organizations as illustrations of how certain safety and security measures are implemented. PASS does not endorse any products or brands and only endorses those organizations listed on the partner page on the passk12.org website.
We only facilitate the alliance that has come together under a shared vision: making all schools safer is both achievable and urgently needed.