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The educational community of Garfield Public Schools (GPS) in New Jersey believes that the ultimate goal of each school is to provide intellectual experiences within the context of a multicultural setting.

Our world is full of threats. The buildings and systems we interact with everyday are designed to limit our exposure to the risk of fire, bodily harm and other such threats.

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.

Thirty-four percent of students say they are aware of an individual who poses a risk to their school, according to Awareity’s 2014 Student Safety Report.

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.