We owe our students more
Once a student becomes a victim of a school crime, he or she becomes more aware of…
Patrick Fiel
Detroit’s commitment to school security
The Detroit Public Schools is moving briskly forward with plans to spend nearly...
Great cooperation between school and law enforcement officials
School and law enforcement officials in Central Florida’s Volusia County are to be commended for their efforts to…
Handcuffs for first graders?
How far can a school go in disciplining students? Twenty states have laws permitting…
Schools: Protect yourselves
Here’s another story that leaves me shaking my head. A Midwestern school district has reported…
Don’t ‘pass the trash’
An investigation in 2008 by the state of Oregon found that 47 schools in the state had made a “pass the trash” deal over the previous five years.…
Safe passages
Chicago has had major problems with gangs attacking people throughout the city, including school kids going to and from school each day. I’m sure many of us remember…
Let cops carry the guns
One thing that still surprises me is the number of states willing to allow college and university students to carry concealed weapons on campus. More than 30 years…
What price on student safety?
One of the most important security measures any district can employ is a program in which…
Cameras up North
Although security cameras in schools raise staff and student privacy issues, they can be highly beneficial when it comes to...