In a significant move towards prioritizing school safety, House Bill 147 mandates that schools annually submit safety plans to the state and conduct active shooter drills by October 1 each year.

Powerful applause filled the Farmville Town Hall Monday as many proudly backed Nichole Warren’s mission for better school security resources.

The presence of school resource officers (SROs) in K-12 schools has sparked a heated political and social debate in recent years. However, it is crucial, for the sake of student safety, to acknowledge the often-overlooked benefits that SROs bring to the educational environment.

In response to a tragic school shooting in St. Louis last year, the state of Missouri has taken a proactive step by offering a complimentary emergency alert app to school districts across the region.

The largest portion of the grants are $140 million toward full-time school resource officers at Tennessee schools.

A recently released investigative report by the Orange County Grand Jury found Orange County schools are “doing a good job” in maintaining safe campuses for students in case of a school shooting, though had numerous recommendations for improvement.

On June 2, 2022 Governor Abbott charged the Commissioner of Education with rule development to ensure existing school facilities are held to heightened safety standard, and to determine costs of more secure facilities in schools.

Patriot Glass Solutions, a division of C-Bond Systems (the “Company” or “C-Bond”) (OTC: CBNT), a developer and marketer of glass strengthening solutions for enhanced safety, announced today that it has received more than $361,000 of purchase orders to install shooter attack film/C-Bond BRS (ballistic-resistant system) and C-Bond Secure at schools in Texas since May 26, 2023. On May 26th, the Texas Education Agency implemented its final rule to improve school safety (the “Rule”).

State education officials say it will cost an estimated $34 million to place a police officer in each school in West Virginia.

Evers administration officials are urging lawmakers to help fund the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety, or OSS.

The Metro Nashville Police Department is working to staff all 75 student resource officer positions for Nashville schools after roughly 70% of them remained unfilled at the end of the latest school year.

Mental health providers in schools — including counselors, social workers and psychologists — are seeing an increase in anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation in K–12 students. In May 2022, 70 percent of schools experienced a rise in the number of students seeking mental health services,

The city’s three largest charter schools – Great Oaks Legacy, KIPP, and North Star Academy – are implementing new security measures to better safeguard their combined 14,000 students.

Tuesday’s shooting that killed two people celebrating a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, including a young woman who had just received her diploma, underscores the relentless heartache felt by students, parents and educators who now face a constant potential for once-unthinkable acts of gun violence.

In recognition of their commitment to creating safe learning environments for students, during its meeting this past Wednesday, the St. Mary’s County Board of Education saluted the School Resource Officers (SRO) and school security staff from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.

Another school year is wrapping up where safety has been a top priority. It takes a team to keep students safe and people like Thomas Campopiano are known for his lasting efforts.

School districts across the nation are targeted with increasing ransomware attacks. Threat Actors are restricting network and data access, disrupting school days, and gaining unauthorized access to staff and student personal information. Some of the nation’s largest school districts have experienced cyber threats and ransomware attacks. They are not alone.

Branson Public Schools created a new director of school safety position to coordinate ongoing efforts to secure its people and campuses.

The West Hartford Town Council quietly approved at its last meeting an appropriation increasing the amount of cash earmarked to make the hallways of local schools safer.