Schools in Douglas County are introducing an access card system and crisis alert system to improve safety on their campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 15, 2019
The Texas Senate has approved $100 million in one-time funding for school districts to install security upgrades to prevent school shootings.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 15, 2019
Teachers and staff from the Millcreek School District participated in a TROJAN Response training exercise to prepare for an armed intruder
- By Jessica Davis
- March 14, 2019
The government of Manitoba wants to authorize hospital security guards to detain violent individuals
- By Jessica Davis
- March 14, 2019
Des Moines Area Community College will have armed security guards on its campuses beginning this fall.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 14, 2019
Campuses in Cabell County, West Virginia, have bolstered their safety methods to secure school entrances
- By Jessica Davis
- March 13, 2019
Saugus Police are recommending the town’s public schools adopt the ALICE protocol for threats like an intruder or active shooter.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 13, 2019
Schools in Kane, Penn., are stepping up their security when it comes to visitor management.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 12, 2019
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School officials recently announced plans to implement an app for communication with law enforcement.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 12, 2019
Hackers have stolen applicant data from Ohio’s Oberlin College, Iowa-based Grinnell College and New York’s Hamilton College and are seeking money from students to retrieve their files.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 12, 2019
Centerville City schools have implemented a new radio system that will let them communicate more easily with each other and with local law enforcement.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 11, 2019
A new K-12 school being built in Northridge, Ohio, will be the first school in the state to feature a special security system for contacting law enforcement in an emergency.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 11, 2019
Every school in Jasper County, Iowa, will be receiving a Stop the Bleed Kit, which will contain materials to help people who’ve been hurt.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 11, 2019
“Our parents and our community trust us with 3,000 students every day, and with those students, we are there to educate them, but at the same time, our students and our staff - the number one priority is to keep them safe,” said Barry Waller, Superintendent of Toombs County Schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 08, 2019
Senate Bill 5514 requires that all schools, public and private, be notified when the possibility of violence calls for evacuations or lockdowns. Local law enforcement would be required to determine if local schools are threatened and to notify them.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 08, 2019
Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon, is adding security cameras to its campus following multiple incidents of hit and runs on campus.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 08, 2019
Texas’ Senate education chairman Sen. Larry Taylor unveiled a school safety measure that touches on strengthening school security, hardening school infrastructure and emphasizing mental health resources.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 07, 2019
The vestibule will have an access button on the door itself as well as in the school office. Staff members with a building access card will be able to enter the campus, while other visitors will have to be authenticated before gaining access to student and staff areas.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 07, 2019
The cyberattacks focused on universities that either studied underwater technology or had faculty with relevant backgrounds, according to reports.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 07, 2019
“This is not so much a drill as it is a scenario-based discussion at an age appropriate level,” said Dr. Andy Zuckerman, chief operating officer for Montgomery County Public Schools.
- By Jessica Davis
- March 06, 2019