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26 04, 2016

Code Jeopardy!

By |2017-10-26T12:51:08-04:00April 26th, 2016|News|0 Comments

If you'll be attending the conference, I hope to see you in some of our sessions - 3 of the Code Jeopardy classes are more "basic" (but very educational!) questions, and 3 classes have "advanced" questions (on need-to-know topics!). This is a fun way to learn about codes - yes, I said "FUN!"

12 04, 2016

New Ohio school barricade rules concern disability group

By |2016-04-12T16:18:09-04:00April 12th, 2016|Accessibility, School Security|11 Comments

If a school decides to buy all new doorknobs for their school, and only buy a lever handle for the one classroom with a teacher who has a disability, in my opinion that would not meet the intent of the ADA. What makes it ok to do the same thing with classroom barricade devices?

24 03, 2016

Copper Doors

By |2017-07-21T23:49:38-04:00March 24th, 2016|Beautiful Doors, Road Trips|6 Comments

We visited Santa Clara del Cobre, a town known for it's amazing copper work. I didn't find a lot of copper doors, but the pair below is on the entrance to the Museo del Cobre. The doors are wood, with small copper overlays attached which look like they were done by various artisans...

7 03, 2016

SIA Event at Congressional School Safety Caucus

By |2016-03-07T12:55:25-05:00March 7th, 2016|School Security|0 Comments

Last week, the debut event of the Congressional School Safety Caucus on Capitol Hill was hosted by the Security Industry Association (SIA). This event brought together the co-chairs of the caucus with school security experts to talk strategy, and included a panel discussion moderated by Tim Eckersley...

19 02, 2016

FF: Fire code violations found in Franklin group home

By |2016-02-17T09:50:12-05:00February 19th, 2016|Fixed-it Friday, Means of Egress|7 Comments

"The violations included a window that was screwed shut with three wood screws; an evacuation sign that labeled three exits to the home, even though there were only two; and one of the two exits, leading out to the back, was jammed by a chair that was screwed to the deck..."

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