Preparing to open schools each year has always involved repairs and replacements, but the COVID-19 pandemic has upended that process.
- By Ron Baer
- December 08, 2020
The days of using just a lock and key to secure a classroom are fading. Modern solutions combined with specialty locks are becoming the norm when it comes to keeping classrooms and schools safe from intruders.
- By Joey Hancock
- December 08, 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 family is suing Chicago Public Schools due to an incident where a four-year-old boy was dragged by a security guard through the halls of McCutcheon Elementary school in March, according to the family’s lawyer.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 18, 2020
A Fort Worth, Texas elementary school sent a letter to parents notifying them about an incident where a student carried a loaded gun in their backpack.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 10, 2020
A Dallas College El Centro Campus police officer was shot in downtown Dallas Thursday evening.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 06, 2020
The Iowa City Community School District is developing a team to implement an assessment model that prevents violence and resolves conflict.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 02, 2020
State University of New York announced a new policy mandating all students using on-campus facilities to test negative for COVID-19 within 10 days before leaving campus for Thanksgiving break.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- October 29, 2020
Members of the state’s assembly have demanded more specific statewide guidelines for school reopening, emphasizing that equity gaps will otherwise grow as some students return to classrooms faster than others.