According to the School Crime Supplement (SCS) 22 percent of students ages 12–18 have been bullied at school, an amount lower than years past.

In Arkansas, every public school student, faculty and staff member in the state will now be protected by a panic button. 

Ohio's building standards board took a strong position against the installation of barricade devices on classroom doors in the event of an active shooter.
 

A new law, "Gabby's Law for Student Safety", will hold a school district responsible if a child has a dangerous walk to school.
 

An Iowa school district is outfitting its principals and assistant principals with small, clip-on video cameras.

Mass killings and school shootings spread "contagiously," a new study found.

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.