Under proposed legislation, schools would have to report when and how their emergency safety drills are conducted.

The Act is now awaiting a signature from Gov. Perry before teachers with their CHL can receive active shooter response training, including marksmanship under duress.

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. 

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.

The New Canaan School District will add five new security officers, new two-way radios and cell service boosters in order to bolster security at the district's schools.

Illinois school districts are failing to report drug, weapon and teacher assault incidents to the state as required by a long-standing state law.

After the shooting Monday at a Jewish school in France left four dead, the New York Police Department stepped up security at Jewish sites around the city.

Legislation from the Oklahoma House of Representatives would allow public schools to request an OSBI background check on volunteers.

A new report provides a detailed view of safety at Chicago Public Schools. University of Chicago researchers wanted to know what contributes to a student or teacher’s sense of safety in the school.