The fourth edition of the guidelines is completely revised and greatly expanded to now cover best practices on a district-wide level that relate to safety and security and additional areas such as school transportation, cybersecurity and network infrastructure, architectural features and emergency communications.

Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) introduced two bills and is working on another to help local schools, students, and law enforcement officials address community and school safety concerns.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging school districts to utilize a $10.5-million school construction fund – the School Building Authority Fund – to make immediate school security repairs.

“One of the key components to ensuring comprehensive school safety is an effective school resource officer,” says Atif Qarni, Secretary of Education. “This funding will greatly help schools partner with officers to promote safety of our students and schools.”

In response to horrifying school shootings; Americans tend to oversimplify the issue or worse, distract the nation toward wedge issues. The truth is, addressing this issue is a lot more complex than simply “stopping a bad guy with a gun”.

A school district in northern Georgia unanimously voted to arm teachers with guns who volunteer to carry. 

 The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office has issued guidelines for installing locks on the inside of classroom doors to help secure campuses during an active shooter situation.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed into law a bill to improve safety in Maryland classrooms.

Pennsylvania State Senator Dan Laughlin will propose putting tasers in school classrooms.