Items Tagged with 'school security legislation'

 The White House has announced steps for providing various resources for K-12 schools to update their cybersecurity practices and report incidents.

Over the weekend, President Biden published an op-ed which announced new actions the administration is taking to implement the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA).

School districts in New Jersey must implement policies to establish threat assessment teams at each school in the state by the 2023/2024 school year.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging school districts to utilize a $10.5-million school construction fund – the School Building Authority Fund – to make immediate school security repairs.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed school safety legislation.

A recent survey of more than 1,100 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students found that about a third want school security upgrades.

A school district in northern Georgia unanimously voted to arm teachers with guns who volunteer to carry. 

The Michigan Education Association (MEA) released results from a new statewide survey of its members that found an overwhelming majority oppose arming educators.

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. school teachers oppose the idea of training certain teachers and staff to carry guns in school buildings.