After a four-year campaign from community activists, the Pomona Unified School District announced that it would end on-campus police presence and patrols.
Many schools are adopting technology solutions, specifically around student engagement, behavioral health, and safety mood monitoring technology to address students’ needs. These tools can help schools improve their ability to properly identify any students that may be struggling, as well as support all students through the process of acclimating to a new routine.
The security challenges involved with remote student access, coupled with a need for a user-friendly solution that allows students, faculty and staff to utilize resources when off campus, mean that school and university IT departments must consider a number of elements when evaluating the security of their remote access solutions.
As more Florida school districts aim to comply with Alyssa's Law, which requires mobile panic solutions in school districts by August 2021, several more districts deploy approved solutions.
First responders from emergency agencies throughout Washington and Benton counties in Washington state participated in a multi-regional response drill at Farmington High School.
The Ohio School Safety Center will award $10 million in two grant programs that will fund physical security enhancements at K-12 public schools and institutions of higher education in Ohio.
“Today, your child’s school will have an active shooter drill.” This seemingly simple sentence has become a source of contentious debate across the United States in recent years. Despite the rarity of mass shootings occurring at school, approximately two-thirds of parents of teenagers express worry about a school shooting, according to Pew Research.
In response to reports of attacks against Asian-American and Jewish populations, the Great Neck School District has added and reinforced traditional security measures to keep students and staff safe.