Here’s how school districts in Georgia’s largest metro area addressed school security with new mental health initiatives, more security staff and the latest technology.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 24, 2019
The audit found that 85 percent of Wisconsin school safety plans adequately address at least six of seven emergency situations.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 23, 2019
The bill instructs the Department of Homeland Security to assess the threat landscape for school districts, including ransomware, and identify solutions to improve cybersecurity protections.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 20, 2019
A group of administrators and advocates tasked with developing recommendations for school security met for the first time on Tuesday.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 19, 2019
Parents and privacy experts are concerned about the data that is being collected on students as the state legislature considers legislation to limit school use of biometric tech.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 19, 2019
Researchers found that the mental health of kids who survived school shootings, even if they did not experience the event themselves, took a significant dip even three years after the original incident.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 18, 2019
In its second round of school safety funding, the Vermont government gave grants to schools hoping to install public address systems, better locking mechanisms and more.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 18, 2019
Dianne Grossman is afraid that Mallory’s Law, named after her 12-year-old daughter who died by suicide, will be overlooked by legislators who do not agree with some elements of the bill.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 17, 2019
Originally, the Montgomery County district thought the cyber attack was limited to one high school. But the hacker was able to obtain access to the accounts of over 5,000 students across six schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 17, 2019
Three campuses were reported to have active shooter threats, but police in Newark, Ohio said the calls were faked by two students.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 16, 2019
The family of Casey Jordan Marquez, who was killed by a shooter at Aztec High School, says the district ignored security recommendations and did not adequately respond to threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 13, 2019
The second report scrutinizing school district compliance with Florida’s school security laws focused on district issues with emergency communications and school resource officers.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 13, 2019
A handwritten note listed more than a dozen students and a handful of school employees in DeSoto, Texas as targets.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- December 12, 2019
Some lawmakers say they are not concerned with knowing how many educators are participating in the school guardian program, and just with the number of districts who have opted in.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 12, 2019
The young relatives and classmates of the students killed at Sandy Hook Elementary have begun to claim spots of their own in the school safety movement.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 12, 2019
Copies of the yearbook, created by a group of students and parents of school shooting victims, will be sent to governors, senators and President Trump.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 11, 2019
Blue Shield of California has launched an initiative to address the lack of mental health resources in California schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 11, 2019
School districts are responding to increasing parent concerns about exposing their children to traumatic drills.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 10, 2019
Legislators are not sure how much funding will be immediately available, but the law will prioritize under-resourced schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 10, 2019
The kits, which include tourniquets and compression bandages, can save lives outside of active shooter incidents, according to advocates and medical experts.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 09, 2019
Current and former students are calling for 24-hour security after a student was killed in a campus parking garage last month.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 06, 2019
Montgomery County parents were concerned that their children’s digital footprints could follow them into college and their careers.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 06, 2019
After two students were shot by police officers after bringing a weapon to school, other Wisconsin schools have been dealing with threats of their own.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 05, 2019
More security personnel are on campus after a series of racist incidents that authorities warn could continue in the form of copycat criminals.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 05, 2019
University of Louisville students can expect to see two University of Louisville Police Department motorcycles around campus from now on. ULPD is testing out a new motorcycle program to enhance campus safety.
- By Sherelle Black
- December 03, 2019
An officer at a high school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, shot and injured a student who had a gun and pointed it at law enforcement authorities.
- By Sherelle Black
- December 02, 2019
The Los Angeles Convention Center attracts millions of visitors each year and is renowned internationally as a prime site for conventions, trade shows and exhibitions.
- By Barbara Rizzatti
- December 01, 2019
For years manufacturers have been finding ways to make products more appealing to kids, either by design or through the senses, such as smell or taste.
- By Tom Reilly
- December 01, 2019
Whether they are staying up all night to cram for a final at the library, working a late shift after classes, or waking up early to put in a few more hours at the lab, college students roam campus at all hours of the evening, and ultimately, that can become a safety issue.
- By Dillon Twombly
- December 01, 2019
When bullet-proof backpacks are sold out at your local Wal-Mart, you know something must change.
- By Clayton Brown
- December 01, 2019