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
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
Missouri State University has rebranded its campus safety division and is making changes to improve security.
- 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University has set a new campus-wide curfew after a fight on campus.
- 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