School security officers inNew York.
Department of State licensed security for New York public, charter and nonpublic schools, staffed only with guards who hold the special armed guard registration card the Penal Law requires.
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What New York law requires
New York's Penal Law §265.01-a makes possession of a firearm on school grounds a class E felony unless the school has given written authorization, and it limits who a school may authorize: police and peace officers, school resource officers, and security guards who hold a special armed guard registration card under General Business Law §89-f, whether employed by the school or by a contractor. A school may not authorize a teacher or administrator to carry.
DIS is licensed by the New York Department of State as a watch, guard or patrol agency (license 11000232590). We place only special-armed-card holders on campus: guards who completed the 47-hour firearms training course, the annual 8-hour in-service and the Department of State's background check.
New York's Education Law §2801-a requires every district to adopt a district-wide school safety plan and building-level emergency response plans developed with local law enforcement. DIS writes the security annex of those plans with your administration.
Statutes summarized for orientation; each engagement is reviewed against current law with the school's counsel. Licensing board: New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services.
Built to the New York statute, run from one Command Center
Department of State licensed
Watch, guard or patrol agency license 11000232590; special armed guard cards on every armed officer.
47-hour armed course and in-service, done
Firearms training, annual in-service and background checks tracked by our compliance desk.
Safety plan annex
The security section of your §2801-a district-wide and building-level plans drafted with your administration.
Licensed statewide
Ready to deploy for the 2027–28 school year; contact us to start the authorization.
Every DIS school post, in every state, includes
- A full-time armed officer assigned to one campus, introduced to the principal before day one
- 24/7 Command & Control Center oversight: GPS check-ins, body camera, encrypted radio
- A certified backfill officer dispatched before the first bell on any absence
- Weekly regional supervisor visits and same-day incident reports
- K-9 weapon-detection sweeps available on request
- Tactical combat casualty care and youth mental health first aid on every officer
Straight answers for New York
Can a New York school authorize armed private security?
What is a special armed guard registration card?
Is DIS on campus in New York today?
Does DIS help with the Education Law §2801-a safety plans?
Every state writes the law differently
Tell us about your New York campuses
A regional manager, not a salesperson, will call you within one business day and price your campuses within a week.