"The purpose, of course, is to secure the facility, but also to provide a consistent, systemic way to validate anyone who has business on campus," Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick told the Pensacola News Journal.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 14, 2019
"It's an additional safety feature that our board and administration felt like was absolutely worth the investment. And again as we always do, safety is going to be our number one concern. And this is just another one of those layers of safety," district communications director Meredith Bounds said.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 14, 2019
“When you're talking about an active shooter situation or medical emergency, you're talking about situations where a second saves lives,” Assistant Chief Roger Stearns said.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 11, 2019
“These new doors are heavy, they’re solid, they’re fire-rated and the windows are security glass,” Principal Jordan Engle said.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 11, 2019
"At no time was the safety of our students or staff in jeopardy, as the weapon was unloaded and quickly recovered," Superintendent Linda Rozzi said. "It was determined that the item was unattended for a very brief time."
- By Jessica Davis
- January 11, 2019
The fence is 7 feet tall and is locked during school hours.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 10, 2019
The student was arrested and the Department of Juvenile Justice will handle the charges.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 10, 2019
"[The buzzer system] allows us to see and talk to whoever wants to enter the building, if we need to see an ID they can hold up an ID we can take a picture of that," Campus Police Chief Samuel Brown said.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 10, 2019
The system, which costs about $35,000, includes flashing alarms, emergency push button boxes and alert push button pendants.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 09, 2019
"In some of these older schools, like our high school was built in 1934, it is a beautiful building, but back in 1934, a lot of our doors were not really built at the time when safety and security was probably at the foremost of someone's attention,” Superintendent Susan Johnson said.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 09, 2019
The events of 2018 have school safety at the top of mind for Texas legislation.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 09, 2019
“We want staff to feel safe and supported when they come to work,” said Dame Eileen Sills, chief nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’s. “Any unprovoked violence and aggression towards staff is unacceptable.”
- By Jessica Davis
- January 08, 2019
Duke University is increasing security measures on its Central Campus after a student reported being raped in an on-campus housing common room in December, reports the Duke Chronicle.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 08, 2019
When students at Grandview High School returned to campus last week, there were almost 140 new surveillance cameras on site as part of efforts to increase student safety.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 07, 2019
New security measures are in place at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools this year, following the Oct. 29, 2018, shooting of a student at Butler High School.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 07, 2019
“The use of these funds to purchase these cameras for our district is a much-welcomed relief,” Superintendent for Central High Public Schools Bennie Newton said.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 07, 2019
The Santa Rosa County School District is adding “closed access control” systems to its campuses in an effort to prevent people from entering a school without permission.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 04, 2019
The final report, which runs 458 pages, details the shooting’s timeline of events and dozens of recommendations for safety and security actions.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 04, 2019
New security measures include an emphasis on emergency training and drills, access control and student wellness.
- By Jessica Davis
- January 04, 2019
John Hopkins University are escalating efforts to approve an independent police force on campus.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 03, 2019