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.

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 Florida man carrying a pocket knife his bicycle onto a high school campus, walked into a classroom and sat down with students.

U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the School Safety Clearinghouse Act, which would establish a federally-funded and housed information clearinghouse detailing best practices for school security and design.

A recent school security assessment has found “significant security and safety issues” across 165 Baltimore schools.

Chicago’s DeWitt Clinton Elementary School has received a $20,000 School Security Grant from ASIS International and the ASIS Foundation.

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.