St. Mary’s Public Schools’ safety and security office will soon begin testing a mobile scanning kit that uses radio waves to detect weapons and has facial recognition capabilities.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 06, 2019
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida offers houses of worship active shooter training, security surveys of their campus buildings and deputy details.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 06, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed State Police to increase their presence near houses of worship across the state as Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
District 11 in Colorado Springs plans to use almost $650,000 in state grants to increase security at three of its elementary schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
The School District of the Chathams will be implementing silent panic alarms in all schools by September, as mandated by New Jersey State law.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
School safety procedures and emergency response tactics have changed in the 20 years since the Columbine High School Massacre.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 02, 2019
The suspected shooter was taken into custody within minutes of the shooting.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 02, 2019
Volusia County school district leaders are considering adding new policies to increase safety on campus next year.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 02, 2019
Lynbrook public schools are strengthening their security with a new visitor entrance policy.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 01, 2019
Robinson School Corporation is adding a second school resource officer to patrol its schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 01, 2019
Security has been heightened at synagogues in Sacramento following the shooting at a San Diego synagogue Saturday, which left one dead and three injured.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 30, 2019
A committee consisting of almost two dozen Quakertown residents has issued recommendations for increasing security at Quakertown Community School District campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 30, 2019
As part of security and safety upgrades to its schools, the Macomb School District is updating and expanding its video surveillance system.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 29, 2019
Lebanon City Schools and local law enforcement have collaborated to acquire a drug-sniffing police dog to patrol schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 29, 2019
Almost 300 students, staff and faculty at two California universities have been placed under quarantine due to concerns that they may have been exposed to measles, according to Los Angeles County Health officials.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 29, 2019
Gardner, Mass., officials and security consultants are discussing the security plans for a proposed new elementary school as the city works through the approval process with the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 26, 2019
Every public school in Cabell County, West Virginia, is now stocked with a “Stop the Bleed” kit, full of supplies designed to help quickly stop blood loss in an emergency.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 26, 2019
The West Prairie school district in Colchester, Ill., has received a grant through the Safe Routes for School Program to improve the sidewalks students use to walk to school.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 26, 2019
Missouri State University has rebranded its campus safety division and is making changes to improve security.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 25, 2019
A new Arkansas law aims to help school districts by notifying them of the criminal records of students transferring into their schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 25, 2019