Security and Access Control for K-12 Schools is Far from Elementary
Determining the best K-12 access control solutions continues to be an evolving and complex security challenge. Districts and schools have many individualized requirements and unique procedures to follow.
In-person education is trending away from the days when students all sat facing the teacher at the front of a room with the door closed. Also changing is the reliance on mechanical door hardware alone. Today, it’s about mixed-use indoor/outdoor environments for project-based experiential learning, more light and visibility, and an expanding migration to electronic access control (EAC) solutions. Designing in security for more open spaces, more flexible classroom locations, and more daylighting can be complicated, but it is attainable.
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