Articles Tagged with ''school security''

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. 

Colorado lawmakers have approved a school safety bill that increases the role of school resource officers (SROs).

It is valuable to seek out answers to safer schools. Government and community leaders are looking at a variety of options that include armed guards, stronger gun control, regulation of the video game industry, and identifying better mental health initiatives, among others.

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.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide immunity from civil liability for school security consultants.

An interactive map that pinpoints which Iowa schools do or do not have adequate security forces has drawn the ire of much of the community. 

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s CAMPUS Safety Act, which would consolidate federal campus safety efforts into the National Center for Campus Public Safety.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school.

Lawmakers in South Dakota have passed a bill that would allow school districts to arm staff and teachers with guns to make their schools safer.