“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”.

A school district in northern Georgia unanimously voted to arm teachers with guns who volunteer to carry. 

 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.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law a bill to improve safety in Maryland classrooms.

 

Pennsylvania State Senator Dan Laughlin will propose putting tasers in school classrooms.

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 Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to allow school systems to use money from the Advancement and Technology Fund for school security.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened registration for its annual public policy and government security technology conference, SIA GovSummit.

I just came out of a meeting addressing campus lockdowns and mass notification when my phone started buzzing. The Broward County Sheriff Department’s Alertify message stared me in the face – Active Shooter at my daughter’s school.