Articles Tagged with ''campus security''

A bill allowing students, faculty and others to carry concealed weapons at the University of Montana and other colleges across the state was defeated. 

A new mobile and Web application developed by University of Michigan students has caught the eye of the school's Department of Public Safety and Security, and officials are brainstorming with the developers to see how data captured by the app could help improve safety measures in the future.

In a webinar, Dr. Bob Harkins, Associate Vice President for Campus Safety & Security for the University of Texas at Austin, spoke about his structure/programs, plans & planning, communications and his team’s responsibilities.

Threats of violence against schools in the country are up 158 percent, according to a survey conducted over the first half of this school year.

Children will have a say when it comes to improving security at Englewood Cliffs, NJ schools when the district forms a Student Safety Committee this year.

Wyoming senators voted against a bill that would have allowed citizens to carry weapons in schools and other public buildings.

The South Dakota House of Representatives voted down a bill that would have required schools in the state to form a safety plan in the event of school shootings and other dangerous situations.

A Pennsylvania State Representative is proposing legislation in the state that requires school districts to conduct emergency lockdown drills.

All schools in the University of Alaska system will participate in a Title IX survey that aims to determine how safe students feel on campus.

Sergeant Brian Chesmore of the Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department gave Solutions by Sector webinar attendees an overview of the department, including information on School Resource Officers, the Traffic Division, the Investigations Division, the District Safety Officers, the district’s Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership (GRIP), the Terrorism Liaison Officer Program, the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program and the Explorer Post 490 program.