The state Department of Education hired two employees to focus on plans for a statewide policy-focused safety center, an idea lawmakers have pushed for years.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 13, 2020
More than 200 professionals attended the session, which focused on identifying troubled students and preventing violence.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 10, 2020
Three other families, including that of a student who rushed the gunman at the school in suburban Denver, have also filed suit in the wake of their kids’ psychological injuries.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 09, 2020
There have been at least 108 incidents of gunfire at school sporting events since 2013, according to a New York Times analysis.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 08, 2020
After signing school safety legislation into law, the legislature must now find the millions of dollars necessary to fund more counselors and school resource officers in a tight budget.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 08, 2020
Researchers will update Colorado’s school safety guidelines and evaluate how educators use the protocol to protect students.
- By Haley Samsel
- January 07, 2020
Here’s how school districts in Georgia’s largest metro area addressed school security with new mental health initiatives, more security staff and the latest technology.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 24, 2019
The audit found that 85 percent of Wisconsin school safety plans adequately address at least six of seven emergency situations.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 23, 2019
The bill instructs the Department of Homeland Security to assess the threat landscape for school districts, including ransomware, and identify solutions to improve cybersecurity protections.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 20, 2019
A group of administrators and advocates tasked with developing recommendations for school security met for the first time on Tuesday.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 19, 2019
Parents and privacy experts are concerned about the data that is being collected on students as the state legislature considers legislation to limit school use of biometric tech.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 19, 2019
Researchers found that the mental health of kids who survived school shootings, even if they did not experience the event themselves, took a significant dip even three years after the original incident.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 18, 2019
In its second round of school safety funding, the Vermont government gave grants to schools hoping to install public address systems, better locking mechanisms and more.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 18, 2019
Dianne Grossman is afraid that Mallory’s Law, named after her 12-year-old daughter who died by suicide, will be overlooked by legislators who do not agree with some elements of the bill.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 17, 2019
Originally, the Montgomery County district thought the cyber attack was limited to one high school. But the hacker was able to obtain access to the accounts of over 5,000 students across six schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 17, 2019
Three campuses were reported to have active shooter threats, but police in Newark, Ohio said the calls were faked by two students.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 16, 2019
The family of Casey Jordan Marquez, who was killed by a shooter at Aztec High School, says the district ignored security recommendations and did not adequately respond to threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 13, 2019
The second report scrutinizing school district compliance with Florida’s school security laws focused on district issues with emergency communications and school resource officers.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 13, 2019
A handwritten note listed more than a dozen students and a handful of school employees in DeSoto, Texas as targets.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- December 12, 2019
Some lawmakers say they are not concerned with knowing how many educators are participating in the school guardian program, and just with the number of districts who have opted in.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 12, 2019
The young relatives and classmates of the students killed at Sandy Hook Elementary have begun to claim spots of their own in the school safety movement.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 12, 2019
Copies of the yearbook, created by a group of students and parents of school shooting victims, will be sent to governors, senators and President Trump.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 11, 2019
Blue Shield of California has launched an initiative to address the lack of mental health resources in California schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 11, 2019
School districts are responding to increasing parent concerns about exposing their children to traumatic drills.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 10, 2019
Legislators are not sure how much funding will be immediately available, but the law will prioritize under-resourced schools.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 10, 2019
The kits, which include tourniquets and compression bandages, can save lives outside of active shooter incidents, according to advocates and medical experts.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 09, 2019
Current and former students are calling for 24-hour security after a student was killed in a campus parking garage last month.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 06, 2019
Montgomery County parents were concerned that their children’s digital footprints could follow them into college and their careers.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 06, 2019
After two students were shot by police officers after bringing a weapon to school, other Wisconsin schools have been dealing with threats of their own.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 05, 2019
More security personnel are on campus after a series of racist incidents that authorities warn could continue in the form of copycat criminals.
- By Haley Samsel
- December 05, 2019