A police officer was shot and killed following a confrontation at a high school basketball game on Friday, Feb. 26, in New Orleans, La.
- By Matt Jones
- March 01, 2021
As schools reopen this fall, districts not only have to navigate the challenges of COVID-19, but also have to resume regular emergency drills, including active assailant response trainings.
- By Dr. Brooke Miller Gialopsos, Dr. Cheryl Lero Jonson, Dr. Melissa M. Moon
- February 01, 2021
Destiny Danielle Washington, a 20-year-old nursing student, was fatally shot on Thursday night on the University of Alabama-Birmingham campus.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- December 21, 2020
While student safety is often revered as a top priority, it is not uncommon for incident response protocols to be overlooked until a situation that warrants action occurs.
- By Christine Dzou
- December 14, 2020
It would seem that school and campus shootings would end with students schooling at home. That hasn’t been the case.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- December 08, 2020
A 14-year-old boy in Florida has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after opening fire on deputies in Hardee County. The incident took place Nov. 26, in Wauchula, where the three deputies were sent to respond to a potential burglary.
A Dallas College El Centro Campus police officer was shot in downtown Dallas Thursday evening.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 06, 2020
The task force was created in the wake of the shooting death of 23-year-old OSU student, Chase Meola on Oct. 11.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- October 19, 2020
Podcast
In this episode, we spoke to Tom Saccenti, a former campus police chief and security expert, about active shooter response planning in schools. His first piece of advice is to walk through an active shooter scenario with all teachers, janitors, staff members, etc. at the school.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- October 13, 2020
Police arrested three men after their target practice led to bullet holes at nearby middle and high school buildings in Ceres, California.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- September 28, 2020