News and Information (2007)

Brown goes high-tech with new security system
Crossvile Chronicle, Cumberland County, TN, December 17, 2007

County Schools Use High-Tech Tools to Screen Visitors
By Ian Shapira, Washington Post Staff Writer, Thursday, December 6, 2007

Schools' Computer Flags Sex Offenders, Pr. William Scans ID Cards, Database
By Ian Shapira, Washington Post Staff Writer, Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Safety is first at Manhattan Beach school
By Shelly Leachman, Daily Breeze, Los Angeles, CA, December 04, 2007

Scanner alerts school to sex-offenders
ABC 7 Southland News, Manhattan Beach, CA, Sunday, December 02, 2007

Schools utilizing latest predator protection;
'Raptor' system identifies any sex offender on campus
The Gadsden County Times, Gadsden County, FL, 11/16/07

Aceptarán documento mexicano
aldiatx.com, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, Monday, November 5, 2007

Sex Offender Identified On Bushland School Campus
KFDA Channel 10, Amarillo, TX, November 5, 2007

Northwest to closely monitor its visitors
By SARAH BAHARI, Star-Telegram Staff Writer, Ft. Worth, TX, Monday, Oct 29, 2007

School visitors will be subject to sex offender check
Wise County Messenger, By Mandy Bourgeois, Wednesday, October 24, 2007

ID checking program helps Midlands schools sort out unwanted visitors
Oct 22, 2007 04:24 PM CDT, WIS 10, Columbia, SC

Protecting students from sex offenders KOKI, fox 23 Tulsa,
October 22

Local schools check volunteers' backgrounds
Longview News-Journal, Monday, October 22, 2007

Hoovers Schools Testing Sex Offender Check on Visitors WSFA, Channel 12, Birmingham, Alabama,
October 17, 2007

Hoover to screen for sex offenders
School visitors to be checked against state database
ERIN STOCK, The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Hoover schools to run sex offender check on all visitors
Posted by Birmingham News,
October 15, 2007 11:02 AM

School District 2 takes new steps for security
Green River Star, Green River, WY, October 11, 2007

Program to track campus visitors at 5 schools
By JESSAMY BROWN, Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX,
September 30, 2007

Security tightens up at Dallas-Fort Worth schools
More campuses checking visitors' IDs, sex-offender status
11:25 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 26, 2007
By KATHY A. GOOLSBY / The Dallas Morning News

Pine Tree schools make changes to visitor check-in
Safety measure requires driver's license scan
By MAGGIE SOUZA, Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Federal grant will help Midlothian make schools even safer
District receives federal grant to get prepared for emergencies
Friday, September 14, 2007, Midlothian, TX

Midland Schools Get V-Soft System
By Camaron Abundes, NewsWest 9, Midland, TX, 09/06/07

ID Scanner Checks School Visitors Against Sex Registry; Technology Instantly Checks Visitor's Names Against National Sex Offender Registry
Russell Haythorn, 7NEWS Reporter, Denver, CO, September 4, 2007

A lock on school security; In Adams 12, visitors' IDs
are checked against a database
By Monte Whaley Denver Post, Denver, CO, 9/5/07

MISD to install new visitor tracking system
Ruth Campbell, Midland Reporter-Telegram, 09/05/2007

Raptor Scanners- A New Twist on School Safety
Melissa Correa, CBS 7 News, Midland, TX, September 4, 2007

Police officers stationed in six county middle schools
Capital Online, August 31, 2007

DeSoto ISD introduces web-based software to weed out predators
By Daphne Brown of DeSoto TODAY, August 31, 2007

Police Arrest Sex Offender Who Tried to Pick Up Student
ABC News 7, Arlington, VA

Sex Offender Charged With Trespassing At Annapolis
Aug 29, 2007, WJZ CBS 13, Baltimore

Keeping Sex Offenders Away From Schools
Computer Program Keeps Sex Offenders Away From Schools
WMAR ABC2 News, Baltimore, MD, August 31, 2007

New security system stops sex offender at Annapolis High
By ELISABETH HULETTE and SCOTT DAUGHERTY, The Capital, August 30, 2007

Sex Offender Arrested After Attempting To Pick Up Student
Police: Mother Sent Family Friend To Pick Up Student
NBC4, August 29, 2007, ANNAPOLIS, Md.

Sex offender trying to pick up student charged with trespassing
Fox 45 WBFF TV Baltimore, August 29, 2007, ANNAPOLIS, MD (AP)

Sex offender charged with trespassing at Annapolis school
Database alerted officials that man was convicted of sex offense
By Justin Fenton, Baltimore Sun, August 29, 2007

Registered sex offender tries to pick up student
Carolyn Peirce, The Baltimore Examiner, 08-30-2007, Annapolis, MD

RAPTOR means you must have ID now to enter Charlotte schools
By JASON WITZ, Staff Writer, Charlotte Sun-Herald, 8/29/07

New ID system offers added layer of protection
District unveils new visitor ID system
By JASON WITZ, Sun Herald, 08/30/07

Child sex offender arrested after visit to high school
License scan screens man in Annapolis
By Justin Fenton, Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2007

A plan to weed out sex offenders
Program to scan school visitors' IDs will help 'to keep kids safe'
By KEVIN DALE, Herald Tribune, August 30, 2007

Mansfield ISD Computer Targets Sex Offenders
CBS 11, Mansfield, Texas, Aug 27, 2007

Campus tour
Daily Progress, Jacksonville, TX, August 23, 2007

New software will screen visitors at schools
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007, By EVA-MARIE AYALA, Star-Telegram Staff Writer, Ft. Worth, Texas

RAPTOR expected to help keep school kids safe
8/21/2007, Meaghan Smith, NBC2, Charlotte County, FL

Antioch Schools Screen For Sexual Predators
WBBM 780 - Chicago's #1 source for local news, traffic and weather
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, ANTIOCH, IL

Schools screen for sexual predators:
New system scans vistors' identification at front door
July 31, 2007, BY DIANA KUYPER, Waukegan News Sun, ANTIOCH

Another level of security: Antioch elementary schools will scan visitors’ ID cards for criminal record
By Corrinne Hess, Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Card swipe ID's sexual predators
BY DIANA KUYPER, Waukegan News Sun, Waukegan, IL, July 30, 2007 – ANTIOCH

Cameron ISD installing new computer software to protect
students against sexual predators
KCEN-TV, Eddy, Texas, Jul 26, 2007

New programs in store at Cameron ISD
July 12, 2007, Cameron Herald, Cameron, TX

Cameron school visitors to face sex offender background checks
by Jeanne Williams - Telegram , July 22, 2007, Cameron, TX

Cameron ISD Cracking Down on Unwanted Visitors
July 10, 2007, KXXV, Waco, TX

District to purchase new visitor ID system
Sun Herald, Port Charlotte, FL, 07/12/07

School scans adults' IDs before letting them in
Nelson Garcia, News 9, Denver, CO, 5/22/2007

Bryan schools add security barrier
By ARENA WELCH, The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Sunday, May 20, 2007, Bryan, Texas

A Word from Our President: Information on Texas Senate Bill SB 995

Computer Helps Keep Sex Offenders Off School Campuses
WFTV.com, Ocala, FL, May 15, 2007

New computer program stops sex offenders at school doors
BY JOE CALLAHAN, Ocala, FL Star-Banner, May 14, 2007

Apache Junction school’s visitors get background check
Andrea Falkenhagen, Tribune, May 5, 2007

8 On Your Side: The Safest School In The Country
Cindy Morrison, KTUL, Tulsa, OK, May 01, 2007

UISD unveils security system ; Computerized unit scans IDs
to deter prohibited persons
By JULIAN AGUILAR , LAREDO MORNING TIMES, Laredo, Texas, 04/12/2007

Schools will screen for sex offenders
New visitor log, cameras among planned upgrades
By RYAN BAGWELL, Staff Writer, Capital Newspaper, April 3, 2007, Annapolis, MD

Nuevo sistema de seguridad escolar
Jueves, 22 de Marzo del 2007. 21:33, Telemundo

ID System To Better Secure SISD School
KFOX, El Paso, Texas, March 22, 2007

Keeping Predators Away
KDBC-TV, El Paso, Texas, 3/22/07

New Safety Scanner for Schools
Jennifer Akers, Fox 16, Little Rock, Arkansas, Mar 12, 2007

Bryant School Unveils Visitor Tracking System
KATV Little Rock, Arkansas, Scott Munsell, Friday March 09, 2007

Keeping Sex Offenders Out Of Schools
KTHV Little Rock, Arkansas, Ashley Blackstone, March 9, 2007

Schools updating visitor ID systems
New software will compare photos to national listings of sexual offenders
BY JOE CALLAHAN, STAR-BANNER, Feb 28, 2007, OCALA, FL

Katy ISD to expand visitor screening system in schools
By BETTY L. MARTIN, February 17, 2007, Houston Chronicle

Pine Tree School Uses New Safety Software For Sex Offenders
KLTV, Longview, Texas, Tracy Watler reporting, 2/15/07

New system at Pine Tree screens for sex offenders
By ART LAWLER, Longview News Journal, Longview, Texas
Thursday, February 15, 2007

AISD checking for sex offenders; Pilot program scans visitors' background
Abilene Reporter News, By Sidney Levesque, February 15, 2007

School's screening system tags visitor as sex offender
By EDDY RAMIREZ
Published February 3, 2007, St. Petersburg Times, Citrus County Florida

Software to Keep Out Sex Offenders
By Times Wires, St. Petersburg Times, January 11, 2007

Tracking Sex Offenders in Schools
WOAI, San Antonio, Texas, January 27, 2007