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How Newman Print Helps Schools Improve Safety with Window Coverings

Schools today face the challenge of creating open, welcoming learning environments while also protecting students, staff, and sensitive spaces. One of the most effective—and often overlooked—ways to enhance school safety is through strategic window coverings.

At Newman Print, we help schools strengthen safety, control visibility, and protect glass through professionally installed window films designed specifically for educational environments.

Why Window Safety Matters in Schools

Glass is everywhere in modern schools—classrooms, offices, entryways, and interior hallways. While it allows natural light and visibility, it can also create vulnerabilities:

• Classrooms fully visible from hallways or outdoors

• Offices displaying confidential information

• Entry points with clear sightlines into occupied spaces

• Increased risk of injury if glass breaks during emergencies

Window films allow schools to control visibility, reinforce glass, and improve safety without sacrificing light or aesthetics.

How Window Films Improve School Safety

Window films serve as both a privacy solution and a safety upgrade, offering multiple benefits:

• Visual privacy during emergencies
  Reducing visibility into classrooms and offices can help protect students and staff during lockdowns or security events.

• Intruder deterrence and delay
  Security-style window films help hold shattered glass together, making forced entry more difficult and buying valuable response time.

• Glass shatter protection
  If windows break due to accidents, vandalism, or severe weather, film helps keep glass intact, reducing injury risk.

• Cost-effective safety improvement
  Installing window film is far more affordable and less disruptive than replacing existing glass with laminated security glass.

• Improved learning environment
  Reduced glare, fewer distractions, and added privacy help students stay focused and comfortable.

While there is no North Dakota law requiring obstructed classroom windows, many schools proactively install window films as a best practice for safety and preparedness.

Frosted Window Film vs. Perforated Window Film

What’s the Difference?

Newman Print offers two primary window film solutions for schools, each designed for different needs:

Frosted Window Film

Best for: Interior glass, classrooms, offices, conference rooms

• Creates a translucent, etched-glass look

• Blocks direct visibility while allowing natural light

• Ideal for hallway-facing classroom windows and staff areas

• Can be full coverage, partial frosting, or patterned designs

• Helps protect student locations and sensitive spaces

Frosted film is perfect when privacy is the priority.

Perforated Window Film

Best for: Exterior-facing windows and doors

• Printed graphics with tiny perforations

• Allows people inside to see out, while limiting visibility from outside

• Maintains natural light and outward visibility

• Can include school branding, messaging, or spirit graphics

Perforated film is ideal when visibility from the inside is important, but privacy from the outside is needed.

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Custom Solutions Designed for Your School

Every school building is different. That’s why Newman Print offers customized window film solutions, including:

• Frosted and etched window films

• Perforated window graphics

• Decorative privacy films with school branding

• Partial coverage designs to balance openness and safety

All solutions can be applied to new or existing glass, making them a flexible option for schools of all sizes and budgets.

A Smart, Immediate Investment in School Safety

Window films offer schools a solution that is:

• Affordable compared to structural renovations

• Low maintenance

• Customizable by room, building, or campus

• Effective immediately after installation

For schools looking to enhance safety, privacy, and preparedness without drastic changes, window coverings are a practical, impactful solution.

Interested in improving safety at your school?
Contact Newman Print to request a walkthrough of your building. We’ll review your spaces and recommend the right window film solutions for your needs.

Visit our School Window Coverings page!