Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order creating a specialized division of Ohio Homeland Security (OHS) devoted exclusively to the safety of Ohio’s students and schools.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Student Online Personal Protection Act of 2019, a measure that gives parents more control over online information schools collect from students and how their data is used.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott released the Texas School Safety Update report highlighting the progress made to keep students and teachers safe at schools.
The Florida Department of Education’s budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, which began July 1, includes $100 million in mental-health spending.
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE), in coordination with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, announced an integrated data repository and data analytic resource to improve school threat assessment teams’ access to timely information from a variety of data sources to identify, assess and provide intervention services.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a series of legislative reforms to address gun violence and outlined further action to increase mental health prevention, identification, and treatment.
Parents of students in the Santa Fe, N.M. school district will have the final say on whether their children see an instructional video on strategies for surviving an active shooter situation.
The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), in conjunction with DHS, FEMA, and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, have developed a new online training course focused on interscholastic athletic programs and after-school activities.