Buncombe County Schools will be the first school district in the U.S. to test a new student safety app designed to help school officials more effectively help students with health or behavioral needs.
- By Jessica Davis
- June 19, 2019
An audit of New York City schools released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that some city schools are unprepared for a shooting or other emergency situations.
- By Jessica Davis
- June 18, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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