by Madison Olson | Mar 23, 2020 | Parallel Blog, Uncategorized
In February, a small contingent of Parallel team members attended the 2020 BICSI Winter Conference in Tampa. Promoted as the industry’s “premier information and communications technology and infrastructure event,” the Parallel team participated in discussions...
by Madison Olson | Mar 10, 2020 | Parallel Blog, Uncategorized
Twice as many middle school and high school students use nicotine-based e-cigarettes this year compared with last year. This is an unprecedented jump. In light of this, we want to show you the success other school districts have experienced through educating students...
by Madison Olson | Mar 10, 2020 | Parallel Blog
We all know that teen e-cigarette use is at an all-time high, but is there a technology that can help K–12 leaders better detect and address the harmful habits of vaping? After all, when students smoke a traditional cigarette on school grounds it’s hard to hide what...
by Madison Olson | Mar 10, 2020 | Parallel Blog, Uncategorized
Many of school administrators we spoke with were caught flat-footed as the vaping trend took off several years ago. And they still are today. It’s a tough issue to manage. Vaping devices are easy to conceal in hoodies, shirt sleeves, inside their shirts, and even...
by Madison Olson | Mar 9, 2020 | Parallel Blog
Have you ever had someone truly listen to you? You know what I mean, the kind of listening where you feel the other person is really hearing what you say because there are engaged in your conversation, looking at you, nodding, and even asking relevant questions to...