After gaining support from civil liberties groups, activists are planning a national campus day of action in March focused on campus use of facial recognition.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 14, 2020
The new website was created in response to a recommendation from the Federal Commission on School Safety created by President Trump in 2018.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 12, 2020
The 16-year-old assailant, who took part in a shooting that killed one student and injured eight others, will face a minimum sentence of 40 years in prison.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 11, 2020
State lawmakers are introducing legislation to allow law enforcement to track IP addresses and prosecute fake tipsters.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 10, 2020
The technology will allow staff and faculty to communicate during an emergency as well as respond to reports from students about mental health issues or school threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 07, 2020
The legislation comes as a response to an incident involving a sheriff’s deputy tasing a special education student last year.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 05, 2020
School districts are finding that tiplines and software meant to detect students discussing potential attacks are allowing police to intervene in suicide attempts and self-harm.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 04, 2020
County commissioners are putting the funding toward physical security improvements and some mental health programming.
- By Haley Samsel
- February 03, 2020
All classes have been canceled at Texas A&M-Commerce through Monday evening as a result of an incident at one of the university’s residence halls, university officials said.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- February 03, 2020
There is little debate as to whether the introduction of new emergency communications technologies have changed the industry for the better.
- By Noah Reiter
- February 01, 2020
The University of Oklahoma has a history of evolving alongside technology.
- By Tyler Webb
- February 01, 2020
Information is key during a campus emergency. Injuries and damages from events, such as active shooters, fires, chemical spills and severe weather, can soar if a campus lacks a proper emergency notification system (ENS).
- By Paul Hefty
- February 01, 2020
When I was a kid I would often head to the schoolyard after class for a pickup game of baseball or soccer.
- By Bruce Canal
- February 01, 2020
Many of us may have 4K television sets in our homes that look incredible compared to previous generation HD sets.
- By Aaron Saks
- February 01, 2020
As of July 2019, there were 22 school shootings in the United States in which someone was hurt or killed.
- By James Segil
- February 01, 2020
Keeping up with the fast pace of New York City can be a difficult task for some schools.
- By Monique Merhige
- February 01, 2020
Decades worth of surveys have demonstrated that families and students place campus safety and security at the forefront of the decision-making process when deciding on where to enroll.
- By Stephen R. Aborn
- February 01, 2020
The legislation includes measures for the state education commissioner to enforce security laws already on the books.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 31, 2020
Similar technology is already widely in use by other universities to track students’ locations when they arrive for class.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 28, 2020
The legislation would involve appointing a chief school marshal and 16 regional marshals to provide security services across Ohio.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 27, 2020
The university realized that it needed new video security and lock systems last year after false reports of a shooting spread rapidly across campus.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 24, 2020
The district has not committed to any significant upgrades, similar to the response after the Santa Fe High School shooting in 2018.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 23, 2020
The parents of Jaelynn Willey, a student at Great Mills High School who was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, say that the school knew of his violent behavior and should have done more to prevent her death.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 22, 2020
The government is considering the creation of an app that would allow students and parents to anonymously submit tips about concerning behavior or mental health issues.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 22, 2020
SPB 7040 would require sheriff’s offices to conduct psychological evaluations before a school employee is trained to be a guardian and limit that training to sheriff’s offices.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 21, 2020
The updates to a 2019 school safety bill would also require officers to be at every school campus where there are one or more buildings rather than every school.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 17, 2020
The budget request hopes to make Jewish educational institutions safer in the wake of an increase in anti-Semitic attacks.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 16, 2020
Two suspects were arrested in the case, which the district attorney described as an accident between students who were friends.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 16, 2020
The district is banning bags at games for the next week and considering the addition of weapons detection devices at event entrances.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 15, 2020
The scam, which took place in November, is being investigated by the FBI and local authorities.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 14, 2020