The Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security — including funding to educate and train students and faculty — and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident.
The commission investigating last year’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has recommended that public schools should have more realistic active-shooter drills.
The University of Michigan School of Public Health will house a $6 million multidisciplinary, multi-institutional national research and training center on school safety that will provide schools with training and technical assistance to prevent school violence.
Minnesota State Rep. Bob Vogel announced school districts throughout Minnesota are receiving a combined $30 million from the state to fund safety initiatives.
A new California law mandates that security staff at schools, regardless of whether they are employed full-time or part-time, will have to undergo training.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced $71.6 million in new funding to enhance safety in schools and improve student access to mental health resources.
A man recently made it to the second floor of a Providence, Rhode Island school for special needs children without checking in at the front desk or receiving a visitor’s badge, “as is protocol."
The Perry County, Mississippi Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public to identify a suspect involved in two burglaries at South Perry Elementary School.
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