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Michigan schools would have to be more transparent about how they conduct emergency safety drills under a bill approved in the state House.

A survey of American parents has found that when their children experience cyberbullying, 36 percent of parents would turn to law enforcement to address the issue.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Carl Holmes was named the security chief for the Philadelphia School District.

An East Haven, Ct. man who has filmed what he says are security gaps in security at a middle school has been arrested. 

Under a new bill, public schools would be barred from employing teachers and other workers convicted of sexual offenses against children or other violent crimes.

While U.S. government officials find the current pipeline for cybersecurity talent to be lacking, 82 percent of U.S. millennials say no high school teacher or guidance counselor ever mentioned to them the idea of a career in cybersecurity.

The Obama administration plans to spend millions of dollars to place armed police officers in school across the U.S. in a move advocated by the National Rifle Association in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shooting last year, according to Fox News.

Pasadena officials have agreed to handle all but the most serious offenses with school-based disciplinary actions rather than citations and arrests.

Most states don’t require four basic safety plans to protect children in schools and child care from disasters, according to aid group Save the Children.