While security experts agree that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to a school security system, they also report that steps to tighten and upgrade existing systems are needed. Schools in Sugar Land, TX, are taking heed, assessing their current systems, and determining vulnerable areas that need additional support. 

In June 2022, President Joe Biden and legislators signed a rare bipartisan agreement in June 2022, providing $1 billion in school funding to create safer environments for students and staff. The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education offer programs providing grant money to school districts for security upgrades. Here's how some school districts are using these funds and their own to upgrade their security systems.

School security systems often focus on defending students from external threats through a mixture of alarms, locks, and surveillance cameras. Not all dangers that your students face come from strangers entering your property, though. It's also essential to keep students safe from their own unhealthy habits and behavior that could hurt both themselves and others around them. 

For the past few years, one of the biggest issues facing schools has been the rising popularity of vaping. Educators have been scrambling to find ways to curb this trend and enhance the wellbeing of the overall student body. Now there is a tool available to help administrators identify and curb both vaping and bullying in their River Oaks, TX schools.