Education: K-12

Florida Schools Lag Behind on School Safety Measures

January 23, 2020

A Florida grand jury report says school districts continue to lag on safety measures following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

NASRO to Lead Development of Standardized Violence Prevention Protocol for Schools

January 21, 2020

The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) announced it has received a federal grant to fund development of the first-ever standardized violence prevention protocol (SVPP) for U.S. schools.

New York Lawmakers Call for Increases in Nonpublic School Security

January 16, 2020

New York Assemblymembers Daniel Rosenthal (D- Kew Gardens Hills) and Stacey Pheffer Amato (D- Far Rockaway) have called upon the New York State Legislature to substantially increase security funding for nonpublic schools in the New York State budget.

Jason Priest Named Director of Safety and Security/Campus Police Chief for Enid Public Schools

January 15, 2020

Enid Public Schools has named Jason Priest as the district’s first Director of Safety and Security/Campus Police Chief.

Phishing Scam Cost Manor, Texas ISD $2.3 Million

January 14, 2020

A school district in Manor, Texas, was caught in a phishing email scam that cost $2.3 million in losses.

Arkansas Creates High School Computer Science and Cybersecurity Program

December 20, 2019

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed legislation to establish a State Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force.

Sixty-Nine Vermont Schools Get Security Grants

December 17, 2019

Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced that 69 public, private and independent schools across Vermont have been awarded funds to make safety improvements to school infrastructure.