The potential revision was prompted by Palm Beach County schools using a private security firm to train its school guardians instead of the sheriff’s office.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 12, 2019
A student was caught with weapons in his backpack after a student overheard him making a threat to shoot up the school.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 11, 2019
One of the biggest college games that occurred at UT in the last decade, revealed the university may not be prepared to handle large crowds of students.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 11, 2019
While other districts have decided to pay out fines to hackers, the Flagstaff Unified School District says it is not planning to pay the ransom.
- By Haley Samsel
- September 09, 2019
District officials want the New Mexico state legislature to create a new fund for school security upgrades that does not have as many restrictions on which districts can access the money and how much is paid out.
- By Haley Samsel
- September 09, 2019
Several new safety measures such as metal detectors, a clear plastic bag policy and strict entry and exit rules have now been put in place.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 06, 2019
The school district delayed its first day of school as a precaution.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 06, 2019
The gun laws, which went into effect just hours after a shooting left five dead in Midland and Odessa, further loosen gun restrictions.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 05, 2019
A new law allows school districts to install cameras on buses to catch drivers who do not stop when buses have red stop lights flashing.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 05, 2019
Kentucky law now requires schools to have certain safety measures in place such as cameras and electric locks. However, the state is not fully funding this initiative causing some school districts to consider raising taxes.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 04, 2019
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney said the express lanes will increase noise and make schools more susceptible to a shooting. He is estimating that if the plans progress, it will cost taxpayers as much as $10 million to keep students safe.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 04, 2019
The app allows students to walk with a friend, family member or student virtually until they reach their destination safely.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 02, 2019
The shooting, which occurred Friday night, left five teenagers in critical condition.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 02, 2019
A private security guard accidentally shot a student while trying to stop a mass shooting in May at a Colorado STEM school. The school requested that the guard be unarmed, however, he may have concealed his weapon which would violate district policy.
- By Sherelle Black
- August 30, 2019
At $2,500 per door, the 150-pound, bullet-resistant doors can prevent any threat from the outside from entering the classroom.
- By Sherelle Black
- August 30, 2019
These days YouTube is a way of living for some families. But are families going too far by recording a school campus and its students for a YouTube video?
- By Sherelle Black
- August 29, 2019
For the last two years, Texas officials have worked together to come up with ways to improve school safety. Legislators made upgrades to the state’s school safety framework and provided funding to ensure all school safety requirements can be effectively implemented.
- By Sherelle Black
- August 29, 2019
Florida lawmakers believe monitoring students' social media will help to prevent mass school shootings and other threats.
- By Sherelle Black
- August 28, 2019
At Clark Atlanta University, staff and students are still on edge after a shooter wounded four students, prompting the university to expand the number of hours its police officers work.
- By Sherelle Black
- August 27, 2019
Expelled students typically return to their original schools within 80 days according to Ohio law. How should administrators, parents and students handle the returned students?
- By Haley Samsel
- August 27, 2019
Fruitport High School is spending $48 million to add curved hallways, hiding areas and classroom doors that can be locked remotely as part of its efforts to make students and staff safer.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 26, 2019
A Tennessee district uses the program Gaggle to track and identify suicide and violence threats in communications on the school system.
- By Amanda Smiley
- August 26, 2019
As students moved on campus this week, university police increased the number of officers on patrol and canceled a week of planned promotional events.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 23, 2019
The center aims to increase the use of an anonymous tipline, review school emergency management plans and host an annual safety summit, among other priorities.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 23, 2019
The bill, a version of which was already signed into law in New Jersey, would require Florida public schools to install silent panic alarms in each building.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 22, 2019
In a recent legislative session, Nevada lawmakers set aside close to $76 million to improve school safety through counseling support and physical infrastructure.
- By Amanda Smiley
- August 22, 2019
In Pennsylvania and Florida, staff and students are trying to understand how these trainings affect their psyches while also trying to prepare for the possibility of a school shooter.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 21, 2019
The plan was approved by the Sacramento school board last week after community members asked for more mental health resources and fewer police in schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 21, 2019
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission grilled the Broward County superintendent about why charter schools in his district have not complied with school safety laws.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 20, 2019
Following the murder of 21-year-old student Lauren McCluskey, a task force convened to issue several recommendations to improve student, staff and faculty safety.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 20, 2019