Articles Tagged with ''school security''

The  University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will invest $4.1 million into school security.

RI Governor Chafee has released a school safety plan.

Fake guns on school grounds would be prohibited in Maine under a bill proposed by legislators.

A suspected school shooter is in custody after opening fire at a middle school and critically injuring at least two teenagers in Roswell, N.M. The victims, a 14-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, are both in critical condition, hospital officials report.

Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook – These schools are household names around the U.S., but not necessarily for their academics, athletics or famous alumni.

Some schools want to end their traditional role as polling places because of security concerns.

A Kansas City lawmaker says Missouri should arm school teachers with pepper spray as an alternative to guns.

It was the second deadliest mass shooting by a single person in American history, after the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, and the second deadliest mass murder at a U.S. elementary school. As a mother of two young children, I am still anguished over “Newtown,” as the events are often referred to. Guy Grace is, as well.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only two states have laws requiring carbon monoxide monitors in schools.

Specially trained dogs might be the next big thing in school violence prevention. The animals, which could cost upwards of $10,000 after training, could be trained to detect firearms and drugs in schools.