5 Ways School Access Control Keeps Students and Staff Safer

School campuses are responsible for the safety and well-being of hundreds of students, teachers, and support staff members throughout the week. For many school administrators, trying to monitor and control the flow of traffic to identify and respond to threats quickly can be incredibly stressful.

Integrated school access control can help find or prevent numerous threats, including vandalism, theft, active shooters, or campus intruders. You can monitor and track all comings, goings, and attempted entries using a single, centralized platform, ensuring that you know what’s happening around campus 24/7. Keep reading to learn five benefits of securing your Corpus Christi, TX, school with access control.

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5 Benefits of Comprehensive, Campus-Wide Access Control

1. Track and monitor visitors. It’s easy to lose track of visitors in the crush of hundreds of students and teachers on campus. With access control, each visitor can receive an ID badge upon arrival that contains all the permissions they need. Then you can track entries and exits from a central location and ensure that visitors aren’t wandering where they shouldn’t be.

2. Activate lockdown protocols. In the event of a severe weather incident, an armed intruder on campus, or another security threat, the school needs to be locked down immediately to protect students and staff. With an integrated access control system, the appropriate school administrator can lock down a building or the entire school with a button press. Centralized control ensures that no teacher or staff member needs to risk their safety by approaching a door to lock it manually.

3. Reduce key clutter. On average, how many keys do your teachers, support staff and other school employees carry? Do they need different keys to unlock classrooms, supply closets and the teacher lounge? With access control, teachers and staff members can use one ID badge or magnetic key fob that contains all the permissions they need. The system administrator can customize access levels per person based on job role or other criteria on the backend.   

4. Manage all doors and entry points. With school access control, you can view the status of all doors and access points in a centralized location. You’ll be able to see whether doors are locked, unlocked or open. Additionally, you can create settings to receive alerts if a door is left open or unlocked anywhere on campus, thus eliminating potential security vulnerabilities from open doors.

5. Integrate with school surveillance. Integrate access control with your surveillance system for comprehensive, school-wide management. Set up your surveillance cameras to begin recording every time someone opens specific doors so that you have documentation of who’s been in and out. You can also schedule surveillance cameras to start recording every time someone tries to gain access outside of regular hours, like nights or weekends. You can create settings so that the appropriate personnel receives a notification if an unusual access event occurs.    

Call ASAP Security Services for Your School Security Needs

ASAP Security Services specializes in installing security systems like school access control, video surveillance, security alarms, and gunshot detection to keep your students and staff safe at school. We proudly service Corpus Christi, TX, and the surrounding areas.

Call us at 877-418-ASAP, fill out a contact form or start a chat with us online to set up your first consultation today.