The Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security — including funding to educate and train students and faculty — and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident.
The commission investigating last year’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has recommended that public schools should have more realistic active-shooter drills.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health will house a $6 million multidisciplinary, multi-institutional national research and training center on school safety that will provide schools with training and technical assistance to prevent school violence.
A new California law mandates that security staff at schools, regardless of whether they are employed full-time or part-time, will have to undergo training.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced $71.6 million in new funding to enhance safety in schools and improve student access to mental health resources.
A man recently made it to the second floor of a Providence, Rhode Island school for special needs children without checking in at the front desk or receiving a visitor’s badge, “as is protocol."
The Perry County, Mississippi Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public to identify a suspect involved in two burglaries at South Perry Elementary School.
The Pasco County school district in Tampa, Fla. is adding $840,000 in new surveillance cameras to campuses over two years, as part of an effort to enhance student and employee safety.
