School buildings are rarely purely educational facilities, instead they serve whole communities, with church group meetings, sporting events, theatrical performances, and other activities. This makes access control a continuing challenge, especially for a large school district like Northwest Independent School District (ISD). The district was struggling to keep up with managing access for building rentals and community events. In their hunt for a solution, school officials decided to leverage a system they already had in place—intelligent key cabinets.
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