Articles Tagged with ''school security''

Michigan schools would have to be more transparent about how they conduct emergency safety drills under a bill approved in the state House.

A survey of American parents has found that when their children experience cyberbullying, 36 percent of parents would turn to law enforcement to address the issue.

An East Haven, Ct. man who has filmed what he says are security gaps in security at a middle school has been arrested. 

Under a new bill, public schools would be barred from employing teachers and other workers convicted of sexual offenses against children or other violent crimes.

Pasadena officials have agreed to handle all but the most serious offenses with school-based disciplinary actions rather than citations and arrests.

 A suspect was taken into custody Tuesday moments after police responded to a call of shots being fired at an Atlanta-area school.

The concrete barriers and orange traffic cones blocking the driveway of the elementary school where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators will soon be replaced by a black iron gate that officials hope will improve the property’s image and keep out gawkers.

The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore is purchasing 200 bulletproof whiteboards to protect its professors from school shootings.

The 2012 Indicators of School Crime and Safety report also notes that 77 percent of students (age 12-18) reported having security cameras in their schools.

Students living on Texan college campuses may be required to undergo a background check through the state before moving in.