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Social Media

12/20/2011 - A university did not violate a mortuary science student’s rights to free speech when it sanctioned her for writing that she wanted to “stab a certain someone in the throat” on her Facebook page. The court found that the student’s posts could be construed as serious threats and that the university had the right to address potentially threatening conduct.
Daily Headline : School Security

Police Release Name of Officer Killed at Virginia Tech

12/08/2011 - Deriek W. Crouse, a 39-year-old husband,father of five children and four-year veteran was killed Thursday afternoon by a gunman who’s name has yet to be released.
Daily Headline : Terrorism

Animal Rights Extremists Target Medical Students

11/02/2011 - Hoping to persuade research students to abandon careers involving animal testing, activists are mounting harassment campaigns at universities.
Daily Headline : Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Community Colleges Less Likely to Implement Layered Notification Systems

10/19/2011 - Forget getting the message out, experts say redundancy is key.
Case Study: Access Control

Safely Connecting Computing Devices

09/30/2011 - How a network access control solution is helping a university safely connect new kinds of computing devices and operating systems.
Legal Report: Public-Private Partnerships

Campus Safety

09/29/2011 - A bill (H.R. 2342) introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) would establish a National Center for Campus Public Safety. The center would train public safety agencies and their partners on campus crime issues and increase cooperation between law enforcement and mental health agencies. The center would be tasked with collecting and disseminating information about best practices in campus safety as well as developing protocols to prevent, respond to, and recover from emergencies on campuses.
Managing: Academic \ Educational Programs

Changes In The Classroom

08/30/2011 - Security education has changed since 9-11. Here’s how companies can benefit from these programs.
Beyond Print: Education

Social Media

08/30/2011 - In two similar cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that students who created unflattering fake MySpace pages that seemed to come from their principals were protected under the First Amendment. The courts ruled that the schools could not discipline the students for activities conducted off school grounds.
Daily Headline : School Security

Guns on Campus: To Carry or Not to Carry

08/05/2011 - After a campus shooting—especially a mass shooting as occurred at Virginia Tech in 2007—there are suggestions that if students or faculty had been armed, they could have defended themselves. Others see the mixture of concealed carry of firearms and campus life as a recipe for disaster.
Managing: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Volunteers Augment Security

07/28/2011 - At one university, volunteers augment the security force during emergencies by joining the crisis coordinator program.
Case Study: Access Control

One Card to Rule Them All

07/28/2011 - Missouri Southern State University is transitioning from traditional keys and locks to a single card that students and staff can use for campus access.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues

Weapons

07/28/2011 - The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a retired school bus teacher may obtain a concealed handgun license even though she also has authorization to use medical marijuana. The case is the latest in a round of cases seeking to clarify how medical marijuana factors into existing laws governing everything from weapons to employment.
Schools: Education

To Carry or Not to Carry

07/26/2011 - After a campus shooting—especially a mass shooting as occurred at Virginia Tech in 2007—there are suggestions that if students or faculty had been armed, they could have defended themselves. Others see the mixture of concealed carry of firearms and campus life as a recipe for disaster.
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