The Public Safety Advisory Committee and the Independent Review Committee are comprised of students, faculty, and staff from across the University of Utah and are designed to ensure a broad representation of constituents are included in public safety decision-making.
- By Annalisa Purser
- September 15, 2020
Campus police at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee are increasing patrols for large off-campus parties in an effort to stop large gatherings before they happen during the coronavirus pandemic.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- September 14, 2020
All University of Utah police officers and command staff participated in an implicit bias training presented by Fair and Impartial Policing.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- September 02, 2020
Baylor students, in Waco Texas, have been told to shelter in place for four days due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The students live in Martin Hall dorm and are being asked to stay at home after more than 20 students tested positive for coronavirus.
School re-openings are causing a great deal of concern for students and faculty across the nation.
- By Omar Tabba
- August 28, 2020
New York City public schools are set to reopen on Sept. 10. However, the city’s teachers, principals, and staff say schools are unprepared to reopen and are pressuring Mayor Bill de Blasio to delay the start of in-person instruction by several weeks.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- August 20, 2020
As colleges and K-12 schools plan for classes this fall — online, in classrooms, or a hybrid of both — those that opt for some form of in-person instruction will need to deliver it safely, ever-mindful of the coronavirus that’s still present.
- By Victoria Sanville
- August 13, 2020
EDITOR'S COMMENTARY
If you’re planning on sending the kids back to school this fall, not so fast.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- August 01, 2020
When second graders were given access to Gmail, and fourth graders to start using Google Drive, we knew that we also needed to ensure we were keeping kids safe in this new world that we introduced them to.
- By Kellie Riley, Melissa Craven
- August 01, 2020
The COVID-19 virus has played havoc for schools of all types, and in every state opening schedules will be different. Public schools differ from private education facilities, campus officials taking into account the needs and safety of students, teachers and staff.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- July 31, 2020