Vendor Tentacles in School Safety Nonprofits: What Is the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS)?

Vendor Influence in School Safety Nonprofits: Who runs the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools? Who Is behind PASS? An analysis of PASS leadership, security industry affiliations, funding relationships and its security product and technology-heavy Seventh Edition school safety guidelines. Is PASS an independent school safety nonprofit or a security industry organization operating under a nonprofit […]
School Safety Nonprofits and Vendor Influence: How School Leaders Can Evaluate Independence, Transparency, and Credibility

With the Rise of Industry-Affiliated “Nonprofits” in School Security, Not Every School Safety Nonprofit Is Independent. Here’s What School Leaders Need to Know. As the school security industry has grown into a multi-billion-dollar marketplace, a new trend has emerged: for-profit security vendors and industry executives creating or leading nonprofit organizations focused on school safety. These […]
