The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), and Safe and Sound Schools (SASS) have partnered to release updated guidance on conducting armed assailant drills in schools. The author organizations represent key stakeholders in school safety and crisis planning, preparedness, and implementation. This includes school-employed mental health professionals, school security and law enforcement, school administrators, other educators, and families.
The Tuscaloosa County School System in Alabama has partnered with school safety technology company Gaggle, to provide SpeakUp for Safety, a tip line for students, parents and school employees to report incidents that may effect safety and security.
With reduced in-person attendance through the remainder of this school year, the Chicago Public Schools' Chief of Security Jadine Chou said that full-time uniformed Chicago police officers is "not necessary."
Argyle Independent School District is located in Argyle, Texas was looking to implement an emergency communications system across the district for everyday alerts, as well as emergencies, threats or weather events.
Roselle Catholic High School in Roselle, New Jersey recently received a grant to upgrade security measures, allowing the school to implement a new intercom system with emergency communications and lockdown features.
New bill introduced in Vermont would prohibit school districts from contracting law-enforcement to be regular, in-person school resource officers if passed.
The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency started a new program to help schools identify physical security vulnerabilities at their facilities and improve safety and threat response protocols.
The Martin County School District in Florida upgraded its emergency communications system. Teachers and administrators use a card attached to their lanyards similar to a credit card. When repeatedly clicked, the cards issues an emergency alert, which cues sirens, flashing lights and communications over the speakers such as "This is a lockdown."
