White House administration officials pushed for a full reopening of U.S. schools in the fall on Wednesday, though they stopped short of providing detailed plans for how to return students to the classroom as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.
Virginia Tech outlined a comprehensive testing, tracing and case management plan as the campus prepares for students, faculty, and staff to return in the fall.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- July 07, 2020
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $41.6 million from a guardian training program which trains school employees to carry guns on campus.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- July 02, 2020
The University of Utah announced Monday a reorganization of its public safety infrastructure in order to improve campus security accountability.
The University of California San Francisco confirmed it paid a $1.14 million ransom to hackers who were behind a cyberattack on its medical school’s computer servers on June 1.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- June 30, 2020
Gov. Gary Herbert approved the Utah State Board of Education’s requirements and recommendations for reopening schools in the state.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- June 30, 2020
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has taken action to strengthen Title IX protections for survivors of sexual misconduct and to restore due process in campus proceedings to ensure all students can pursue an education free from sex discrimination.
Children will be in the first wave of people to come out of stay-home orders put in place to respond to coronavirus.
- By Diane Schaffhauser
- June 29, 2020
The Ohio State University (in Columbus) released a neighborhood safety notice Saturday following three similar robberies in the campus area.
In an unanimous vote, Oakland Unified School District’s board passed the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate Oakland Schools Police Department” on Wednesday.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- June 26, 2020
Revolving door and Lifeline Open optical turnstiles create secure spaces for students, staff and visitors
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education (CDE) recently hosted an online panel of students to create a space for young adults to have an honest discussion about institutional racism and implicit bias in public schools.
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Lizeth Cuellar and Michael Slaughter, Ph.D. to the Texas School Safety Center Board for terms set to expire Feb. 1, 2021.
The state will not require students to wear facemasks, shields, or be tested for the deadly coronavirus when Texas schools re-open for in-person classes in the fall.
- By Corbett Smith, Eva-Marie Ayala
- June 19, 2020
The mother of one of the victims in the 2017 Aztec High School shooting filed a second wrongful death lawsuit.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- June 18, 2020
To say the COVID-19 pandemic has been a disruption feels like an understatement.
- By Brian P. Fodrey
- June 18, 2020
Schools unfortunately have become a scary place to be, and it's hard for students to learn at their full potential when they feel so unsafe.
- By Todd Miller
- June 17, 2020
Improving safety and security at schools and campuses is a critical topic of discussion amongst school administrators and the myriad security professionals serving the education marketplace.
- By Ronnie Pennington
- June 17, 2020
Mission 500 and The New Jersey Electronic Life Safety Association (NJELSA), teamed up for the second year in a row during the NJELSA Annual Symposium, held March 11-13 at Harrah’s Atlantic City for a School Backpack Building Event.
The best environment for learning is one where students, teachers and staff feel safe.
- By Christopher Buecksler, Derek Peterson
- June 17, 2020
When it comes to safeguarding any educational facility, restricting access—particularly to secured areas—is vital.
- By Despina Stamatelos
- June 17, 2020
Columbia College Chicago is focused on embracing security while still maintaining an open environment for students, staff and visitors. With its manual revolving door and barrier free optical turnstiles, the university is doing just that.
- By Tracie Thomas
- June 17, 2020
The Nemours Children’s Health System is a national resource focused on providing pediatric medical care, research, education, prevention, and advocacy.
- By Barbara Rizzatti
- June 17, 2020
Hospitals are where people go to seek treatment, recover and address critical injuries.
- By Steve Connor
- June 17, 2020
Like cities and towns everywhere, campuses today face tremendous challenges when it comes to managing traffic and transportation.
- By Anthony Incorvati
- June 17, 2020
West Virginia University will require all faculty, staff, students and visitors to wear face coverings or masks while on campus in the fall, according to a list of precautions published on the university’s website on Tuesday.
- By Yvonne Marquez
- June 16, 2020
It’s no secret that the landscape for campus security professionals has shifted enormously since our last edition went to press in March.
- By Haley Samsel
- June 16, 2020
Striking a delicate balance between security and functionality has always been a challenging objective for school administrators, who have to consider several factors in an attempt to make this possible.
- By Eric Widlitz
- June 16, 2020
Coppell, Texas, is a suburban community in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, with a reputation for strong community services, including a premier public education system ensured by the administrators, faculty, and staff of the Coppell Independent School District.
- By Cydney Higgins
- June 16, 2020
Gabriel Parker, now 18, has been sentenced to two life sentences for killing two classmates at his high school in 2018. He will received an additional 70 years in prison for 14 counts of assault.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- June 15, 2020