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Virginia schools add kiosk-based security
April 19, 2007
CUMBERLAND, Va. — Visitors to Cumberland County Public Schools will soon be greeted by a school-safety device called LobbyGuard. In an effort to strengthen campus security, the LobbyGuard visitor-management kiosk can instantly check all visitors against national and state sex-offender registries, as well as other criminal databases, and notify appropriate school and district personnel via text-message alerts if a match is made.
LobbyGuard operates in hundreds of public and private schools, university campuses, government buildings and corporate facilities across the United States. After a visitor signs in, LobbyGuard runs a background check and prints a photo ID badge with a self-expiring barcode. The photo ID badge lets faculty and staff know the visitor has followed the proper sign-in procedures.
"Parents trust us with their children daily, and we feel it is our responsibility to make every effort to create a safe learning environment," said division superintendent Dr. James Thornton. "LobbyGuard will provide a consistent system to track visitors and volunteers while keeping away people who present a danger to our students and staff members."
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