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
More than half a million students, parents and staff members had their personal information exposed in a data breach in 2018.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 03, 2019
Susquehanna University has recently enacted a new policy that arms retired state troopers who serve on the school’s security force.
- By Sydny Shepard
- January 03, 2019
We've collected the top Campus Security & Life Safety stories published in our print issues this year.
- By Jessica Davis, Sydny Shepard
- December 28, 2018
Predicting campus security trends ahead of the New Year.
- By Sydny Shepard
- December 27, 2018
Campus Security & Life Safety takes a look back at the trending security measures on campuses in 2018.
- By Jessica Davis, Sydny Shepard
- December 26, 2018
According to Lynch and the school board, participation in the program would be 100 percent voluntary, and volunteers would be vetted via an extensive process before being approved.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 21, 2018
East Islip school officials said they will be implementing security changes beginning early next year, including the addition of armed security guards on campuses and the installation of new safety hardware.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 21, 2018
Superintendent Josha Talison said he is working to get uniformed police officers or sheriff’s deputies present at all after-school activities.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 21, 2018
The number of data security incidents reported by the education sector in the U.K. increased by more than 43 percent after the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), reports Schools Week.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 20, 2018
On Sunday, Nov. 11, a small fire broke out in a reading intervention classroom at Sierra House. The fire was caused by electrical overload, contained to the one classroom and quickly extinguished. The school reopened on Nov. 14.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 20, 2018
The suspect was charged with felony counts of disorderly conduct and aggravated battery related to the incident, which took place Nov. 28.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 20, 2018
"He got into the 1200 building because that door was unlocked and unstaffed and that we say that is a security failure," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 19, 2018
Wisconsin is requiring schools to develop crisis management procedures and share their safety plans with the community. The De Pere School Board’s latest school safety plan is 88 pages long.
- By Jessica Davis
- December 19, 2018