Best Solution For School Access Control?

Is it just one door, or is a series of doors like in a breezeway?  Sets of double doors?

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I mean I am sure many system will do that, but from experience 've been involved in the installation of Keyscan Systems in various schools (several years ago now, though). Rim strikes on the door with a crash bar exit, schedules for some doors (determined by the principal if I recall) to keep some unlocked. Lock down button in the office which triggers the stopping of all schedules and locks the that doors that were unlocked. I believe we physically linked an output from the panel that the lockdown button was tied to, to an input on the other panels, as the lockdown functionality of Keyscan at that time required all the panels to be online, so we had the output trigger a lockdown on all the other panels just in case there was a network failure.

It was a small city, like 50,000 people (all the schools were for the one school division) I believe the cops/fire department were given cards, or had access via a lock box, I can't completely recall that.

The school loved it, it worked pretty well. Only downside would be, which we made them aware of, if a door was propped open, or didn't close properly, obviously the door was not secure. Maglock were either too expensive, or AHJ wouldn't approve. I can't remember why we went with the rim strikes.

Are you asking what brand of electronics or what type of locking device?

For the electronic side, almost any known access control product can accomplish this, but you would need to understand your local fire code's policies on locks/egress/timers.

Typically, you would find crash bars with rim strikes or internal latches that can be electrified on the doors.

Thanks guys, so having the front door key locked a rim strike energized during the day on a schedule is a acceptable design?..  Then a panic button to signal the controller to release(cut power) the lock.  Just want to make sure I'm not designing this wrong.

In the past we have done door lock-downs with electrified crash bars. At one school there are a set of 10 doors at the entrance.  One door has a reader for access during locked hours (after hours).  All other doors work off of a schedule.  If the receptionist presses the panic at her desk all the doors lock-down. 

I believe all the doors had crash-bars in place so we installed retrofit kits (SDC I think).  DMP is the controller. 

Using "crash bar" with a strike looks as the best solution for the "locked" position. it will allow egress while holding it locked for enterance.

for emergency crews entrance, have a key / keycard to override the lockdown. 

we implemented this solution in several schools using KEYKING Sphinx system, although, in all of them the doors where locked all time with opening by card or "buzzed in" from the main office or using an APP.