Teachers with a Concealed Handgun License could receive voluntary training on how to respond to an active shooter, including accuracy with a firearm under duress.
May 22, 2013
The Act is now awaiting a signature from Gov. Perry before teachers with their CHL can receive active shooter response training, including marksmanship under duress.
The bill would create a single, uniform badge at one price for contract workers on school sites, reducing the number and costs of background checks in the state.
As part of a $4.2 million plan to increase school security, elementary schools in LA will be patrolled by 440 new security aides equipped with vests and radios.
The New Canaan School District will add five new security officers, new two-way radios and cell service boosters in order to bolster security at the district's schools.
After the shooting Monday at a Jewish school in France left four dead, the New York Police Department stepped up security at Jewish sites around the city.
The Union Gap School District in Union Gap, Wash., uses EasyLobby visitor management software to protect students from unwanted guests. One primary reason the Union Gap School District installed EasyLobby was to alert lobby attendants to any visitor on each state’s sex offender database.
A new report provides a detailed view of safety at Chicago Public Schools. University of Chicago researchers wanted to know what contributes to a student or teacher’s sense of safety in the school.