Education: K-12

RSS

The latest Security podcast features Dr. Marisa Randazzo, Executive Director at the Ontic Center of Excellence, who discusses the rise of school shootings over the years, as well as security lessons learned and strategies for violence prevention.

The Michigan state government's School Safety Task Force has released a progress report including initial school security recommendations for K-12 environments.

Researchers from the University of South Carolina received Department of Justice (DOJ) funding to investigate school safety and mental health in the "Interconnecting PBIS and School Mental Health to Improve School Safety: A Randomized Trial" study.

K-12 school administrators and cybersecurity leaders outlined their top four challenges to securing their educational institutions in the "Creating a Common Culture of Action Around Cybersecurity: 2021 National K-12 Education Cybersecurity Report" from iboss.

Michigan House Bill 5701 aims to legalize temporary door locking devices and systems for use in K-12 settings. This could have a dangerous effect on school safety, according to security leaders.

The school security landscape has dramatically shifted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Video surveillance remains a critical tool in protecting the K-12 community, with U.S. schools investing over an estimated $360 million in physical security equipment in 2020.

A new eBook, Optimal Use of Video Systems for K-12 School Security, helps security leaders identify effective implementations of video surveillance in the educational sector.

This Data Privacy Day, Security connected with two leaders in the K-12 school cybersecurity field to uncover the challenges of data privacy in the education sector and industry strategies to maintain the security of student and staff information.

The North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas (NEISD)'s Institute of CyberSecurity and Innovation (iCSI) has created new opportunities for students interested in entering the cyber field.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has provided three resources to school communities to prevent potential violence, including tip reporting software called iWatchTexas, an alert system and school safety education.