Safer schools
School safety and security requires a comprehensive, layered approach. From parking lots and building perimeters to classrooms and restrooms, each area must be secured and supported with the right technology to ensure full preparedness for any situation.
Explore how Motorola Solutions adheres to PASS K12 Guidelines to empower schools with a unified ecosystem of safety technology, delivering consistent protection and seamless connectivity across the entire district.
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Integrated video solution to deter aggressive individuals, protect wearers like security officers and capture high-quality video evidence.
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Custom safety app
Connect your team with rugged two-way radios that deliver superior voice clarity, outstanding range and long battery life, so they can hear and be heard.
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Layered Protection. Unified Safety.
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Keeping all schools in a district connected ensures rapid, coordinated responses to emergencies, real-time situational awareness, and consistent safety protocols across campuses. This district-wide communication helps prevent threats, speeds up recovery, and enhances overall protection for students and staff.
Discover the solutions designed to address common district-wide challenges.
Gathering critical safety tips
Rave AppArmor
Bus communication
TRBO Mobile Radios
District-wide communication
Rave Alert
Emergency response
Panic Button, TLK 25
Incident Management
Layer 1: District Wide
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Digital Infrastructure
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Campus Perimeter
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Building Perimeter
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Classroom/Interior
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Solution
Unwanted or unauthorized access
LPR, Facial Rec, Access Control
Property-wide communication
Rave Alert/MOTOTRBO
Schools must protect the perimeter of their property to prevent unauthorized access, deter potential threats, and create a clear boundary between the school and the public. Securing the perimeter helps keep students, staff, and visitors safe by acting as the first line of defense against intrusions, vandalism, or other safety risks.
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Vehicle Access & Entry
LPR, Facial Rec
Pickup & Dropoff management
TLK25, TRBO Mobile Radios
Protecting school parking lot perimeters is important to control vehicle access, prevent unauthorized entry, and enhance the safety of students, staff, and visitors as they arrive or leave. A secure parking lot helps deter suspicious activity, supports emergency response coordination, and reduces the risk of accidents, theft, or unwanted loitering on school grounds.
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Threat detection
VFD
Large crowds or gatherings
Video security/Unusual Motion Detection
Property-wide communication
Rave Alert/MOTOTRBO
Challenge
Solution
Managing authorized vs unauthorized entry
Access Control & Video Security
Threat detection at entry
VFD/CWD
Loitering/Suspicious behavior
Advanced Analytics/Unusual Motion
Large crowds or gatherings
Video security/Unusual Motion Detection
Property-wide communication
Rave Alert/MOTOTRBO
Securing school building perimeters is essential to prevent unauthorized entry, control access points, and ensure only approved individuals can enter the facility. A well-protected building perimeter helps safeguard against intrusions, supports lockdown procedures, and provides a strong physical barrier to keep students and staff safe during both everyday operations and emergencies.
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Medical emergencies
Rave Panic Button, TLK 25
SRO/teacher/admin comms
MOTOTRBO, WAVE
Hallway incidents/altercations
Body Cameras (SRO), Video Security, analytics
Vape detection/air quality monitoring
HALO Smart Sensor
Property-wide communication
Rave Alert/MOTOTRBO
Protecting the school interior is critical for maintaining a safe and secure learning environment. It ensures that once inside, only authorized individuals have access to certain areas, helps monitor student movement, and allows for quick identification and response to incidents such as fights, medical emergencies, or intruders. Interior security measures—like surveillance, access control, and communication systems—help maintain order and protect everyone within the building.
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Bus communication
District-wide communication
Emergency response
Incident Management
Keeping all schools in a district connected ensures rapid, coordinated responses to emergencies, real-time situational awareness, and consistent safety protocols across campuses. This district-wide communication helps prevent threats, speeds up recovery, and enhances overall protection for students and staff.
Discover the solutions designed to address common district-wide challenges.
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Beyond physical security, schools must consider protecting against cyber threats and sensitive information that is found in their digital infrastructure. This layer emphasizes a converged approach to security to help provide resilient defense across the entire educational environment.
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Rave AppArmor
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TRBO Mobile Radios
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Rave Alert
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Rave Panic Button
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Securing the school campus perimeter, including property boundaries and parking areas, is vital to protecting students, staff, and visitors. A well-defined perimeter deters unauthorized access, vandalism, theft, and loitering while controlling pedestrian and vehicle entry points. This first line of defense enhances safety, supports emergency response, and ensures safer arrivals and departures.
Layer 3: Campus Perimeter
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Securing school building perimeters is essential to prevent unauthorized entry, control access points, and ensure only approved individuals can enter the facility. A well-protected building perimeter helps safeguard against intrusions, supports lockdown procedures, and provides a strong physical barrier to keep students and staff safe during both everyday operations and emergencies.
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Protecting the school interior is critical for maintaining a safe and secure learning environment. It ensures that once inside, only authorized individuals have access to certain areas, helps monitor student movement, and allows for quick identification and response to incidents such as fights, medical emergencies, or intruders. Interior security measures—like surveillance, access control, and communication systems—help maintain order and protect everyone within the building.
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Keeping all schools in a district connected ensures rapid, coordinated responses to emergencies, real-time situational awareness, and consistent safety protocols across campuses. This district-wide communication helps prevent threats, speeds up recovery, and enhances overall protection for students and staff.
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Bus communication
District-wide communication
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Classroom/Interior
Emergency response
Emergency response
Dispatch Console
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Incident coordination and communication
Property-wide communication
MOTOTRBO
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Rave Alert
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Property-wide communication
Rave Panic Button
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Incident management
Cybersecurity solutions
Malware, ransomware or phishing attacks
Integrated video solution to deter aggressive individuals, protect wearers like security officers and capture high-quality video evidence.
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Access control
Unwanted or
unauthorized access
With broadband portable, mobile and wearable two-way communications options, the TLK series gives your staff device and connectivity flexibility.
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License plate recognition
License plate and
vehicle record management
Connect your team with rugged two-way radios that deliver superior voice clarity, outstanding range and long battery life, so they can hear and be heard.
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Large crowds
or gatherings
Video security
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Visible firearm detection
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Threat detection
Rave Panic Button
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Incident management
Portable two-way radios
Pickup & dropoff management
Integrated video solution to deter aggressive individuals, protect wearers like security officers and capture high-quality video evidence.
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Broadband two-way radios
Pickup & dropoff management
With broadband portable, mobile and wearable two-way communications options, the TLK series gives your staff device and connectivity flexibility.
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License plate recognition
Vehicle access
Connect your team with rugged two-way radios that deliver superior voice clarity, outstanding range and long battery life, so they can hear and be heard.
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Large crowds
or gatherings
Video security
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Unusual motion detection
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Loitering/Suspicious behavior
Rave Panic Button
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Incident management
Visible firearm and concealed weapons detection
Threat detection at entry
Integrated video solution to deter aggressive individuals, protect wearers like security officers and capture high-quality video evidence.
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Video security
Managing authorized
vs unauthorized entry
With broadband portable, mobile and wearable two-way communications options, the TLK series gives your staff device and connectivity flexibility.
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Access control
Managing authorized
vs unauthorized entry
Connect your team with rugged two-way radios that deliver superior voice clarity, outstanding range and long battery life, so they can hear and be heard.
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Staff communication
Push-to-talk radios
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AI powered video security and body cameras
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Hallway incidents
Vape and threat detection sensors
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Student health and safety
Two-way radios
SRO/teacher/admin comms
Integrated video solution to deter aggressive individuals, protect wearers like security officers and capture high-quality video evidence.
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Mobile panic button device
Medical emergencies
With broadband portable, mobile and wearable two-way communications options, the TLK series gives your staff device and connectivity flexibility.
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Panic button app
Medical emergencies
Connect your team with rugged two-way radios that deliver superior voice clarity, outstanding range and long battery life, so they can hear and be heard.
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Motorola Solutions follows PASS K12’s guidelines to further the mission of producing Safer schools. Learn more
PASS K12 is a nonprofit dedicated to providing expert-vetted best practices for securing schools. Motorola Solutions’ “Layered Approach to School Safety” aligns with PASS Guidelines by creating an all-encompassing security strategy, integrating voice, video, analytics, and software across five layers of protection and seven key safety components.
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Ready to protect your students? Contact our sales team now.
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