The 2024-2025 academic year is in full swing, and many K-12 school districts are more focused than ever on student safety and campus security. However, an often overlooked part of school safety is ...

Placing metal detectors in schools and colleges has always been a controversial move. As with every security decision, administrators have a lot of things to take into account before making the ...

Postsecondary institutions are often criticized for spending money on new blue light emergency phones, especially if the amount of emergency calls made on them has recently declined. However, despite ...

Campus Safety is pleased to recognize the winners of the 2024 Best Electronic Systems Technologies (BEST) awards. Now in its nineth year, the program honors superior security, law enforcement, ...

Screaming, crying, uncontrollable physical outbursts, frustration, or complete inaction and unresponsiveness: all potential behavioral reactions to emergency drills for students with special needs.

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The Dec. 16 mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., which claimed the lives of two people, was allegedly carried out by a 15-year-old female, leading many to ask the question ...

Swatting is the act of reporting fake threats to emergency responders to elicit a large law enforcement response. Many industries have repeatedly fallen victim to these calls, including K-12 schools.

The latest data reveals an encouraging shift in school safety. The 2024-2025 school year recorded a 22.5% reduction in school shootings compared to the previous year, marking the end of a three-year ...

Two new reports from United Educators (UE) highlight the top self-reported risks facing colleges, universities, and K-12 schools today. UE is an organization that helps educational institutions ...

WINOOSKI, Vermont — A small school district in Vermont has found itself at the center of a national controversy following an act of inclusivity that has sparked a wave of racist and threatening ...

Following the 2018 mass shooting tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the family of victim Alyssa Alhadeff successfully fought to establish Alyssa’s Law, state-based legislation that ...