The Nash-Rocky Mount district needs to step up security at its elementary school campuses, according to district officials.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 15, 2019
Legislators have introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania General Assembly that would adjust the maximum ratio of students to school nurses and establish minimum staffing requirements for other positions, such as counselors and social workers.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 15, 2019
Officials from Lake County Schools are working on a plan to add almost 1,600 security cameras to district middle and high school campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 14, 2019
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities will receive $9 million in funding from the Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) grant.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 14, 2019
Parents and other guests attending high school graduation ceremonies in South Florida will have to go through metal detectors to enter the venue.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 14, 2019
Magistrates in Bracken County, Kentucky, approved a measure Wednesday that will allow the dispatch center to monitor security cameras at the Bracken County School District.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 13, 2019
Madison County Schools are improving physical security at all campuses in the district to protect students.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 13, 2019
The Tupelo Public School District is collaborating with the Tupelo Police Department to increase the number of school resource officers on its campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 13, 2019
Cumberland County Schools has initiated a number of security measures in the last few years, according to Bruce Morrison, the school system’s director of safety and security.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 10, 2019
Osage Hills School in Bartlesville, Okla., has installed shelters in classrooms to protect students and staff during storms and other emergencies.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 10, 2019
The Philipsburg-Osceola School District plans to use $97,008 in school safety grants to expand safety measures.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 10, 2019
Schools in Bogota, New Jersey, are increasing security measures before the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 09, 2019
Colleges and universities in the Carolinas are especially affected by the UNC Charlotte shooting that took place April 30, and are taking note of what can be learned from the tragedy.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 09, 2019
Students and staff members at Jewish day schools are asking Pennsylvania lawmakers for help paying for security and safety measures among a recent increase in attacks against the Jewish community.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 09, 2019
One student is dead and eight others were injured after a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, Colo., the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. Two suspects are in custody.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs, Ark., has boosted its security as it prepares to host eight graduation ceremonies in the next few weeks.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
The Al Noor Masjid, one of the mosques targeted in the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings on March 15, is installing security cameras that use artificial intelligence to detect whether someone is armed.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
Claflin University has stepped up its security by installing new cameras and emergency call boxes across campus.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
University of North Carolina, Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois announced Thursday plans for an external review of the emergency response following the on-campus shooting that left two students dead and four injured.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 07, 2019
The Woodland Park School District plans to use $334,910 in grant funding to implement school security improvements this summer.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 07, 2019
Johns Hopkins University announced Monday the launch of the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, a new center that will bring together experts to tackle difficult issues related to safety and health for schools and campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 07, 2019
St. Mary’s Public Schools’ safety and security office will soon begin testing a mobile scanning kit that uses radio waves to detect weapons and has facial recognition capabilities.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 06, 2019
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida offers houses of worship active shooter training, security surveys of their campus buildings and deputy details.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 06, 2019
The School District of the Chathams will be implementing silent panic alarms in all schools by September, as mandated by New Jersey State law.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed State Police to increase their presence near houses of worship across the state as Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
District 11 in Colorado Springs plans to use almost $650,000 in state grants to increase security at three of its elementary schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- May 03, 2019
The suspected shooter was taken into custody within minutes of the shooting.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 02, 2019
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