New Jersey’s Lenape Regional High School District has installed an electronic visitor management system know as LobbyGuard in each of its four schools. The system is used to monitor visitors on school grounds. Electronic visitor management systems are a major improvement over the traditional paper sign-in sheets of old. With these new systems, schools are able to print photo ID badges on the spot and track visitors, create databases, run background checks, and more.

For Lenape’s high schools, LobbyGuard kiosks have been set up to improve security by keeping record of all visitors who enter. Upon checking in, visitors must first type in their name and have their driver’s license scanned. A digital photo of the visitor is taken and a photo ID badge is printed. The badge includes the visitor’s photo and information such as date, time, and purpose of the visit. Another key element of the system is its ability to perform instant background checks against the National Sex Offender Registry, and any red-flag lists created by the school.