This bill will help schools pay for security risk assessments that will identify gaps in their security-related infrastructure and help prevent tragedy. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 16, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    North Carolina will partner with Sandy Hook Promise to implement a statewide Say Something Anonymous Reporting System. The system will teach students, educators, administrators and law enforcement agencies how to recognize warning signs and anonymously report them. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 15, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Carmel Clay School Board approved a school safety referendum on Wednesday, which would increase taxes by 5 cents per $100 of assessed value. The extra revenue would go toward more security resource officers, social works, and mental health programs. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 12, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Haystax Technology will receive nearly $1.3 million to revise the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool, which is used to identify threats and vulnerabilities on campuses. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 12, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    These three grant competitions will help build school safety by implementing violence prevention measures through the form of mental health and climate changes. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 11, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thirty-two advocacy organizations are fighting a plan that calls for a Florida state database to prevent school shootings. They have written a letter explaining why they disagree with the bill.
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 11, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A law Gov. Tom Wolf signed on July 2 made training for law enforcement officers who plan to work in schools mandatory. Neshannock Township School District will host the first of these trainings this week. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 11, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Under Florida law, school districts must make sure their schools have fencing as perimeter security. There are both proponents and opponents to the law, as the fencing could offer both advantages and disadvantages. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 10, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Los Angeles Unified School District has been conducting random wand searches since 1993. In June, the school board decided to terminate the random wand searches in July 2020. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 09, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an annual Missouri school safety forum, legal experts will provide updates on a variety of school safety issues including marijuana laws, suicide, and active shooter issues. 
                    
			            - By Kaitlyn  DeHaven
 - July 08, 2019