Tag: school safety

August 30, 2023

School safety experts are warning students, families and educators against vape pens disguised as everyday school supplies after a device disguised as a highlighter went viral on social media. “It seems that the concealability and accessibility are attracting teens to […]

August 23, 2023

More than half of teachers and parents are more worried about school safety than in previous years, according to the 2023 K-12 School Safety Report from Motorola Solutions, which captured sentiments from 1,000 K-12 parents and 1,000 K-12 educators across […]

June 21, 2023

School leaders at Lancaster School District in California are taking a multipronged approach to keeping students safe from outside intruders and even from each other. Located about an hour northeast of Los Angeles, the 15,000-student district serving pre-K through eighth […]

May 16, 2023

The White House’s 13-point plan to make the most of BSCA funding for school safety comes as the number of school shootings in the first three months of 2023 surpassed the same period last year. Other K-12 initiatives in the […]

April 27, 2023

Educators participating in a recent survey overwhelmingly believe that the Covid pandemic has increased student mental health needs–and in many instances, mental health issues are the biggest obstacle to school safety. These latest statistics are found in the 2023 School […]

April 21, 2023

State school safety centers have emerged over the past two decades as a solution for helping states provide security training, technical assistance and resources to schools. To better understand these centers’ challenges, accomplishments and services offered, WestEd’s Justice & Prevention […]

June 27, 2022

With the enactment of the $13 billion Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, schools will have an influx of available federal funds to put toward expanding mental health supports and improving learning conditions and school safety. President Joe Biden, who has urged […]

May 25, 2022

The news that a gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas is bringing new attention to the question of school safety. A presciently scheduled May 13 session of a virtual conference on school […]

August 9, 2021

When we think about school safety our first instinct is physical safety. Sadly, it’s a real concern with the all-too-regular gun shootings and bullying that occurs. However, there’s a far more common and pervasive issue occurring: emotional safety. Since the […]

July 30, 2021

The COVID pandemic has changed much about how we live and how we work. Nowhere is this more evident than in our schools – in how we safely teach our students and how our students learn, safely. The challenge with […]

September 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably changed our daily lives, and businesses—and schools around the world are no exception to the rule. With the “new normal” in mind, the beginning of the new school year could prove to be a big […]

July 13, 2020

While the report found school-targeted shootings tend to occur in high-income, low-minority areas, it also found schools in urban, low-income and high-minority areas faced more shootings overall and were often committed by nonstudents or unknown shooters in response to disputes. […]

February 24, 2020

It was nearing 8:30 p.m. on October 24 when Jessica Davis called the police, searching for her missing teenage son. “They had no answers for me,” Davis said. After multiple calls to the school and the police department, she only […]

July 30, 2019

The struggle between school safety and school climate manifested recently when the Chicago Public Schools voted to spend $2.4 million to replace metal detectors. Before making the decision to purchase the machines, which run about $3,350 a piece, the board […]

March 7, 2019

As the 2019 SXSW EDU conference rounded the bend into its final full day at the Austin Convention Center in Texas, attendees once again packed the fourth floor’s Ballroom D for a morning keynote. Today’s topic: America’s Reconstruction period following […]

March 6, 2019

During the past few weeks, legislators in multiple states have proposed and debated curriculum-related measures. Here’s a list of the most notable bills, listed by topic, along with their most recent updates: Sex education A Utah bill that would clarify […]

December 17, 2018

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s recently released report cards on schools are filled with inaccuracies in safety data, according to state education officials. For the first time, the report cards required under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act […]

December 12, 2018

The Obama-era guidance was meant to ensure that students of color don’t face more or harsher disciplinary action than their peers. It notified districts that they could be violating federal civil rights law if racial bias was occurring within school […]

November 30, 2018

The Federal Commission on School Safety, which President Donald Trump formed in response to the February mass shooting at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, is expected to make final recommendations before the end of the year. But […]

November 28, 2018

While it’s certainly a good sign that educators’ feelings of optimism toward their profession are on the rise, it’s important not to lose sight of the issues continuing to concern them. School safety is particularly notable, given the frequency with […]