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
Volusia County school district leaders are considering adding new policies to increase safety on campus next year.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 02, 2019
Robinson School Corporation is adding a second school resource officer to patrol its schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 01, 2019
Lynbrook public schools are strengthening their security with a new visitor entrance policy.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 01, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Missouri State University has rebranded its campus safety division and is making changes to improve security.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 25, 2019
Gregory-Portland Independent School District officials said a high school student was arrested last week after reports of a pepper spray release inside a classroom.
- 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
The volunteer committee working on finding ways to improve safety at Iowa City schools recommends adding a police presence to secondary schools and increasing resources for mental health services.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 24, 2019
Teachers in the Imbler School District are now able to send detailed emergency alert messages about on-campus crises via a smartphone app.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 24, 2019
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office has placed two more school resource officers in Hardin County Schools, bringing the district’s total school resource officers to eight.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 24, 2019
A project by Ohio University to add more than 400 security cameras to the residence halls on its Athens campus is nearing completion.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 23, 2019
Gaylord Community Schools in Michigan plans to use funds awarded by the state’s Competitive School Safety Grant Program to bolster entrance security at three district buildings.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 23, 2019
The Hilo Medical Center is increasing emergency room security following a March 20 incident in which a patient allegedly stabbed three health care workers and punched another.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 23, 2019
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation is creating its own police department, which will supplement the school resource officers already in place.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 22, 2019
Durango School District 9-R has received a $1.1 million grant from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security to boost school security and safety.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 22, 2019
Coppell Independent School District has implemented multiple new safety and security measures recently, and is encouraging parents to take advantage of resources to get them involved.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 22, 2019
Hyper-local Mobile Alerts Can Save Lives in An Emergency Such As A Mass Shooting, Where A Few Seconds Can Be The Difference Between Life and Death
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University has set a new campus-wide curfew after a fight on campus.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 19, 2019
Marion City Schools plans to spend just over $626,000 to upgrade video surveillance cameras in all eight of its buildings after a 2018 audit found that a majority of its current cameras were outdated.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 19, 2019
Spring Lake Public Schools plan to use funds from a Michigan State Police school safety grant on equipment including bollards, shatter-resistant film and access control.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 19, 2019
All Denver-area schools closed for a “credible threat” Wednesday will be open Thursday after the FBI said late Wednesday there was “no longer a threat to the community.”
- By Jessica Davis
- April 18, 2019
A new Kansas law will reduce the number of safety drills required in public and private schools from 16 to nine; four for fire, two for tornadoes and three for crisis lockdown situations.
- By Jessica Davis
- April 18, 2019