Sustaining a safe environment for students and staff is—or at least should be—a key priority for all school districts. However, without a comprehensive plan in place, this can be a challenging endeavor.
- By Michael Sander, Tom Strasburger
- October 01, 2019
Security officers at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus may soon be able to carry firearms.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 30, 2019
The state’s top safety official says the government needs more resources to investigate tips submitted through iWatchTexas, a centralized site for reporting threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- September 27, 2019
At an evidentiary hearing on Tuesday, Devon Erickson’s lawyer claimed that his co-defendant threatened him and coerced him into using cocaine prior to the shooting in a Denver suburb.
- By Haley Samsel
- September 26, 2019
While other districts have decided to pay out fines to hackers, the Flagstaff Unified School District says it is not planning to pay the ransom.
- By Haley Samsel
- September 09, 2019
Several new safety measures such as metal detectors, a clear plastic bag policy and strict entry and exit rules have now been put in place.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 06, 2019
The school district delayed its first day of school as a precaution.
- By Sherelle Black
- September 06, 2019
As students moved on campus this week, university police increased the number of officers on patrol and canceled a week of planned promotional events.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 23, 2019
The bill, a version of which was already signed into law in New Jersey, would require Florida public schools to install silent panic alarms in each building.
- By Haley Samsel
- August 22, 2019
After a summer school student allegedly brought a gun to campus in July, school officials are meeting to discuss a comprehensive security approach as well as school safety assessments.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- August 15, 2019