Best School Security Measures For 2026
Summary: The best school security measures combine prevention, detection, and emergency response. This guide explains how schools can assess campus risks, screen students and bags, detect concealed threats, improve arrival workflows, secure classrooms, respond to concerns before they escalate, and conduct emergency response training drills and active shooter training. “We recommend that every school district […]
How to Build a Weapons Screening Rollout Plan for School
Summary: To build a school weapons screening rollout plan, start with real arrival data, then design around it: separate student and bag screening, staff smartly (2 security, 5 helpers), write clear SOPs for alerts and loose items, train your team, and test everything under real conditions before—and after—launch. In early 2025, Kanawha County Schools stopped […]
Why Schools Should Use X-Ray Scanners for Bags and Laptops Instead of Allowing Students to Bypass Metal Detectors
Many schools have adopted walk-through metal detectors to reduce the risk of firearms entering campus. However, an increasingly common practice undermines the effectiveness of these systems: allowing students to carry or pass laptops, iPads, bookbags binders, insulated bottles, lunch bags, or other containers around the metal detector while only the student walks through the screening […]
School Weapon Detection: How Athena’s AI-Assisted X-Ray Baggage Screening Improves Campus Security
School security is rapidly evolving as campuses face growing concerns about firearms, knives, vaping devices, alcohol, and other prohibited items. School administrators are under increasing pressure to improve campus safety while maintaining a welcoming environment that minimizes disruption to students, staff, and visitors. Traditional security methods—including manual bag inspections and conventional walk-through metal detectors—often struggle […]
Why Schools Need Both a Weapons Detection System and an X-Ray Scanner?
Summary: Schools need both a weapons detection system and an X-ray scanner because they solve two different screening issues. The weapons detection system screens students, while the X-ray scanner screens bags. Together, they help schools reduce long lines, handle alerts faster, avoid too many manual bag checks, and plan a smoother entry process. This article […]
How to Prevent Knives and Small Weapons From Entering Schools
Summary: To prevent knives and small weapons from entering school, use a weapons detection system to screen students, an X-ray baggage scanner to check bags, secondary screening to resolve alerts, and trained staff to manage entry during busy arrival hours. In May 2026, police took a Rolling Meadows High School student into custody after he […]