When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many school district leaders suddenly realized that they didn’t have adequate access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suppliers, forcing them to attempt to locate essential materials and build inventory during a huge surge in demand.
- By Kelly Kleinfelder
- December 16, 2020
Campus safety is one of the largest issues facing universities. In 2014, more than 27,000 criminal incidents were reported at public and private universities across the United States*.
- By Randy Smith
- December 16, 2020
As K-12 and higher education institutions work to reopen schools, they must keep student health and safety top of mind, even as they confront myriad challenges.
- By Fred Burton
- December 16, 2020
The school that would become Mount Royal University, in Calgary, Alberta, was founded more than a century ago. Throughout its long and rich history, Mount Royal has changed its offerings and location while continuing to meet the needs of the community it serves.
- By Kayder Khadim
- December 16, 2020
A Madison School Board committee finalized budget and policy recommendations on Thursday in an effort to prioritize the well-being of students without the presence of police officers in schools.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- December 14, 2020
A crisis strikes. It could be anything… a health pandemic, an active shooter, a bomb threat, a loss of electrical power, a flooded building or a severe weather event. Who on your campus responds? What needs to be done?
- By Lauris Freidenfelds
- December 14, 2020
While student safety is often revered as a top priority, it is not uncommon for incident response protocols to be overlooked until a situation that warrants action occurs.
- By Christine Dzou
- December 14, 2020
School security has taken on a new dimension as the result of the 2020 pandemic.
- By Bill Brennan
- December 14, 2020
Schools and universities are faced with an extraordinary challenge this fall. They need to create plans on preventing, identifying and managing people with potential Covid-19 infection and exposure while providing high-quality education.
- By Soumi Eachempati, MD, FACS, FCCM
- December 14, 2020
While effectively dealing with COVID-19 is top-of-mind for facilities managers as they work toward getting students back to school full-time, a recent Harris Poll we commissioned indicates there’s significant concern over violence and crime to be overcome as well.
- By Anil Chitkara
- December 11, 2020
NanoVapor Biotech announced the launch of OMNISOL®, a new line of spray-on anti-microbials that provides long-term solutions to sanitizing surfaces to protect against harmful pathogens.
A 14-year-old boy in Florida has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after opening fire on deputies in Hardee County. The incident took place Nov. 26, in Wauchula, where the three deputies were sent to respond to a potential burglary.
The days of using just a lock and key to secure a classroom are fading. Modern solutions combined with specialty locks are becoming the norm when it comes to keeping classrooms and schools safe from intruders.
- By Joey Hancock
- December 08, 2020
COVID-19 is no surprise to anyone. It seems it has taken up residence in every location, schools and campuses are no exception. In fact, within the confines of a campus there is the greatest concern. Our future is at risk with children staring down the pandemic.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- December 08, 2020
Arguably, reopening the economy in many states across the country hinges on the ability for organizations to gain a good grasp on meeting COVID-safe practices.
- By Ryan Schonfeld
- December 08, 2020
It would seem that school and campus shootings would end with students schooling at home. That hasn’t been the case.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- December 08, 2020
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, schools throughout our nation had their hands filled trying to keep students and faculty safe from unauthorized people on campus.
- By Monique Merhige
- December 08, 2020
Preparing to open schools each year has always involved repairs and replacements, but the COVID-19 pandemic has upended that process.
- By Ron Baer
- December 08, 2020
A family is suing Chicago Public Schools due to an incident where a four-year-old boy was dragged by a security guard through the halls of McCutcheon Elementary school in March, according to the family’s lawyer.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 18, 2020
A Fort Worth, Texas elementary school sent a letter to parents notifying them about an incident where a student carried a loaded gun in their backpack.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 10, 2020
A Dallas College El Centro Campus police officer was shot in downtown Dallas Thursday evening.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 06, 2020
The Iowa City Community School District is developing a team to implement an assessment model that prevents violence and resolves conflict.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- November 02, 2020
State University of New York announced a new policy mandating all students using on-campus facilities to test negative for COVID-19 within 10 days before leaving campus for Thanksgiving break.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- October 29, 2020
Members of the state’s assembly have demanded more specific statewide guidelines for school reopening, emphasizing that equity gaps will otherwise grow as some students return to classrooms faster than others.
The task force was created in the wake of the shooting death of 23-year-old OSU student, Chase Meola on Oct. 11.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- October 19, 2020
Carroll County Public Schools in Maryland has outfitted its entire fleet of 311 school buses with new safety technology to help reduce cars from illegally passing buses when they are stopped.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- October 16, 2020
Because so many are online, sometimes schools forget to effectively communicate directly with parents about the steps that need to be taken in order to keep our kids safe at school — and at home.
- By Douglas B. Parisi
- October 15, 2020
An "isolated super-spreader event" has been linked to about 125 COVID-19 cases at Monmouth University in New Jersey, according to university officials.
Two new reports by the CDC conclude that COVID-19 is spreading on college campuses due to close living conditions, the increase of social gatherings, and disregard for mask wearing.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- September 30, 2020
A Black student at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX said campus police stormed into her dorm room with guns drawn after a group of students falsely accused her of a crime.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- September 30, 2020