The Department of Justice announced that it has awarded more than $85.3 million in grants to improve school security and safety.

The commission investigating last year’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has recommended that public schools should have more realistic active-shooter drills.

The University of Michigan School of Public Health will house a $6 million multidisciplinary, multi-institutional national research and training center on school safety that will provide schools with training and technical assistance to prevent school violence.

A new California law mandates that security staff at schools, regardless of whether they are employed full-time or part-time, will have to undergo training.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced $71.6 million in new funding to enhance safety in schools and improve student access to mental health resources.

A Florida man carrying a pocket knife his bicycle onto a high school campus, walked into a classroom and sat down with students.

U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the School Safety Clearinghouse Act, which would establish a federally-funded and housed information clearinghouse detailing best practices for school security and design.

A recent school security assessment has found “significant security and safety issues” across 165 Baltimore schools.