A superintendent is not satisfied with the amount of time it would take the sheriff's office to reach the town's only campus. In his response, he wants to arm teachers.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 20, 2019
New security measures at Savannah State University are expected to enhance safety for students.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 19, 2019
Firefighters are repurposing their outdated fire hoses, which normally would be recycled, into something that can be used to prevent intruders from entering classrooms.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 19, 2019
Snapchat is monitoring its users and alerting authorities about potential threats.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 18, 2019
An Ohio school district will use a trained dog to help them detect weapons and other threats. The district is serving as a pilot for the area and the state.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 18, 2019
The law states police departments in Alabama can choose to hire retired police officers versus school resource officers to police the schools.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 17, 2019
A middle school in Michigan is seeing positive benefits from banning phones and backpacks. However, parents have some concerns despite the potential safety benefit.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 17, 2019
Security Technology Leader TrackTik Announces Partnership with Clery Center to Promote On-Campus Safety.
The new law would require school staff to undergo seizure-safety training. It would also require school nurses to come up with personal emergency plans for students with seizure disorders.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 16, 2019
Schools are adding Nightlocks to their classroom doors as another layer of defense against potential gunmen or intruders.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 16, 2019
The university is adding more guards, shuttle vans and security cameras.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 13, 2019
Safety and well-being are dominant themes in this year’s results. Following school safety is data security and cyber security.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 13, 2019
Public safety and homeland security officials will work together to scan social media for potential threats and serve as a helping hand to schools if they need help with emergency management plans and training.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 12, 2019
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