Illinois Senate has passed legislation filed by State Sen. Chapin Rose on amending the School Code and defining "temporary door locking device" and allows school districts to use door-locking mechanisms that attach to the door.
Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire drills, many parents have only tepid confidence in the ability of schools to stop a gunman, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman will keynote the 2019 National Association of School Resource Officers’ (NASRO) national school safety conference in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Teach NYS lauded the New York State Legislature’s announcement of an additional $25 million to protect nonpublic schools, daycares and cultural museums at risk of hate crimes.
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature would give students advance notice of when they’ll participate in a fire drill or practice safety techniques for an active shooter drill.
The New Jersey Electronic Security Association (NJESA) and Mission 500 recently teamed up during the NJESA Annual Symposium, held March 6-8 at Harrah’s Atlantic City for a School Backpack Building Event.
Earthquakes. Active shooters. Tornadoes. Wildfires. Trespassers. Fires. These are all prime examples of incidents that every school needs to be and should be well-prepared for.
