Risk Management


Anonymous Colorado School Safety Tip Line Received Record Number of Tips Last Month

Anonymous Colorado School Safety Tip Line Received Record Number of Tips Last Month

The Safe2Tell program, which allows students to anonymously report school safety concerns in Colorado, received a record number of tips this May.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • June 17, 2019
NY Elementary School Stocks Classrooms with Safety Buckets

NY Elementary School Stocks Classrooms with Safety Buckets

Last Wednesday, teachers at Allegany-Limestone Elementary School were given buckets full of medical supplies and other materials that would help secure their classroom in the event of an active-shooter incident.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • June 12, 2019
Illinois County to Train Educators on Mental Health Issues

Illinois County to Train Educators on Mental Health Issues

The McHenry County Mental Health Board is collaborating with 17 school districts in August to train instructors on how to identify and help students who are experiencing mental health problems.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • June 06, 2019
San Antonio ISD to Implement Child-Tracking Bus Safety Tech

San Antonio ISD to Implement Child-Tracking Bus Safety Tech

Beginning next year, San Antonio Independent School District will offer parents the ability to opt-into a new system that will help them track their children when they take the school bus.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • June 04, 2019

Security in Healthcare

Our nation’s hospitals and healthcare organizations encounter numerous challenges, both internally and externally, and they need to maintain their continuity of operations every day.

  • By Todd Miller
  • June 01, 2019

The Evolution of Risk and Why You are More Vulnerable Today

Up until 20 years ago, the word “security” might evoke the image of a night watchman, armored truck or closed-circuit video camera wired to a VCR.

  • By Tracie Thomas
  • June 01, 2019
Hundreds of Indiana Educators Attend School Safety Training

Hundreds of Indiana Educators Attend School Safety Training

About 1,000 school administrators and teachers attended this year’s Indiana School Safety Specialists Academy in Indianapolis on Monday, learning how to respond in an emergency and more ways to keep an eye out for their students.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • May 16, 2019
Kentucky Awarded $9 Million Grant to Improve Mental Health Services in Schools

Kentucky Awarded $9 Million Grant to Improve Mental Health Services in Schools

The Kentucky Department of Education and the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities will receive $9 million in funding from the Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) grant.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • May 14, 2019


Pennsylvania District Uses Grant Funds to Expand Safety Measures

Pennsylvania District Uses Grant Funds to Expand Safety Measures

The Philipsburg-Osceola School District plans to use $97,008 in school safety grants to expand safety measures.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • May 10, 2019
Maryland Schools to Test New Mobile Devices that Scan for Weapons, Trespassers

Maryland Schools to Test New Mobile Devices that Scan for Weapons, Trespassers

St. Mary’s Public Schools’ safety and security office will soon begin testing a mobile scanning kit that uses radio waves to detect weapons and has facial recognition capabilities.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • May 06, 2019

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