Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging school districts to utilize a $10.5-million school construction fund – the School Building Authority Fund – to make immediate school security repairs.
“One of the key components to ensuring comprehensive school safety is an effective school resource officer,” says Atif Qarni, Secretary of Education. “This funding will greatly help schools partner with officers to promote safety of our students and schools.”
In response to horrifying school shootings; Americans tend to oversimplify the issue or worse, distract the nation toward wedge issues. The truth is, addressing this issue is a lot more complex than simply “stopping a bad guy with a gun”.
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office has issued guidelines for installing locks on the inside of classroom doors to help secure campuses during an active shooter situation.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced his approval of recommendations submitted by the school safety working group he appointed earlier this month to make immediate enhancements to school safety.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened registration for its annual public policy and government security technology conference, SIA GovSummit.
