safety
Public Education
Shooting at Seattle high school leaves one student dead, suspect in custody

A student died after a shooting at a North Seattle high school Tuesday morning. A suspect was arrested on a city bus an hour after the incident,… Read More

November 8, 2022
Public Education
Missouri school district to allow armed faculty members as part of safety enhancements

One school district in southern Missouri is enhancing its safety protocols by allowing district staff to carry concealed firearms. Hurley R-1 School District began exploring the policy change in 2018… Read More

September 14, 2022
Public Education
Nearly $50 million going to Ohio schools for safety

(The Center Square) – More than 1,000 Ohio schools in 81 of 88 counties will share $47 million in the state’s push to promote school safety, part of a response… Read More

August 3, 2022
Public Education
Kansas school districts (mostly) ignore school safety questions in wake of Uvalde report

(The Sentinel) – In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Texas Legislature issued a damning report which found “systemic failures” across both the police… Read More

August 2, 2022
Public Education
Georgia officials use federal grant to create school safety website, training for school districts

(The Center Square) – Georgia authorities are using a federal grant to fund a new website to disseminate school safety resources and updated training to Georgia schools. The Georgia Department… Read More

July 20, 2022
Public Education
Georgia’s Cobb County school system allows appointed employees, not teachers, to carry guns at school

(The Center Square) – The Cobb County School Board approved a policy that allows some school employees, but not teachers, to carry guns at school. Proponents say the policy will… Read More

July 18, 2022
Public Education
New Hampshire solicits school security grants

(The Center Square) – New Hampshire education officials are planning to give out millions of dollars to schools to help them harden their buildings and train educators to respond to intruders… Read More

July 11, 2022
Public Education
Arkansas panel looks to harden schools

(The Center Square) – An Arkansas state panel resurrected to recommend school safety measures in light of a mass shooting in Texas is underway. The newly reinstated Arkansas… Read More

June 16, 2022
Public Education
Iowa invests $100M in ARPA and ESSER funds in school safety

(The Center Square) – Iowa will spend $100 million in school safety funding to support public, non-public and independent schools, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday. The initial funding is available… Read More

June 16, 2022
Public Education
Tennessee’s Lee introduces executive order to appraise safety at public schools

(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee introduced an executive order on Monday to evaluate school safety throughout the state. The order comes less than two weeks after a… Read More

June 6, 2022
Public Education
Abbott directs TEA to create rules mandating enhanced safety standards for schools

(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Education Agency to create rules mandating enhanced safety standards for public schools in response to the mass shooting at Robb… Read More

June 6, 2022
Legislation
Rubio: Congress should pass Luke and Alex School Safety Act to improve school safety

(The Center Square) – In the wake of Tuesday’s shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead at a Texas elementary school, some members of Congress are urging action… Read More

May 26, 2022