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School Safety
Recent events at Ambridge Area Middle School in Pennsylvania highlight a troubling dynamic in school safety—one that underscores the challenges of defining and executing the roles of educators and law enforcement in school environments. A 13-year-old student reportedly brought a loaded gun to school on consecutive days, bypassing metal detectors and threatening classmates. This incident …
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The Worcester County Board of Education District 5 election was a closely contested and significant race that drew attention to some very important issues in education.…
Some students say surveillance tech feels like a violation of their privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union reported.
The California Senator will be remembered for her strong support of gun restrictions to stop school shootings.
Providing simple information about SROs on school websites could help with community trust, a researcher says.
President Biden announced the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, fulfilling a long-time goal of school shooting survivors.
What researchers learned from the largest analysis of school threat assessment to date.
A refresher course on the rules of the road involving stopped school buses.
A U.S. Department of Education document led to confusion among school administrators about funding for archery and hunting programs.
The actor aims to cut the red tape for schools that could benefit from the federal grants, but lack the capacity to apply.
Administrators better pay attention to the information coming from hearings and trials stemming from the Uvalde and Parkland shootings. Much of it is centered on failures of not just law enforcement but of school personnel, specifically administrators. The Texas house of representatives recently issued an 81-page interim report detailing the Uvalde shooting. The very beginning …
How Safe is Your Child’s School? If you think your child’s school is safe from the type of carnage that was just perpetrated in Uvalde, TX. Then you should think again. This is not to alarm anyone, but rather to promote an understanding that the best any school can do is to minimize the risk …