Security Glazing for Safer Schools: Trends in school safety

Between 1999 and 2009, various school security measures have been implemented:

• controlled access to the building during school hours (moving from 75 to 92 percent in that decade);
• controlled access to school grounds during school hours (34 to 46 percent);
• identification badges for faculty (25 to 63 percent);
• video cameras to monitor school (19 to 61 percent);
• telephones in classrooms (45 to 74 percent);
• student uniforms (12 to 20 percent);
• restricted social networking websites (now 93 percent); and
• restricted cell phone use during school hours (now 91 percent).

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