White Papers
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.
PASS Recommendations for Appropriate Drills: Why They Are Essential to Every School Safety Program
Creating a safe environment so children and educators can focus on learning is the goal of school security and safety professionals. Drills and exercises are part of a comprehensive approach to ensuring a safe learning environment, and our best practices should reflect this.
5 Reasons Schools Should Avoid Classroom Barricade Devices
Most K-12 security experts and school safety organizations – including the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) – oppose the use of “barricade devices,” also known as “door blockers” or “secondary locking devices,” for five critical reasons.
What Works in Active Threat Incidents: Best Practices for the K-12 Environment
Explore observations on what worked well and some of the shortcomings evident during active threat incidents, along with best practice recommendations that align with the PASS Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools.
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Disclaimer
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.