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School safety depends on strong community partnerships

October 30, 2026 by Jason Klink, CENTEGIX

A former first responder’s insights shed light on improving school safety and response times when seconds matter.

Place yourself at the start of a school emergency. A teacher is trying to communicate what’s happening. A 911 dispatcher is gathering critical information. School leaders are working…

Emergency Planning & Response

Preventing harm by connecting the dots in school safety

August 22, 2025 by Amanda Lewis, Versaterm

Swatting is just one example of how fragmented behavioral data can contribute to high-risk outcomes in school safety scenarios.

Swatting--false reports of school violence intended to trigger a police response--continues to increase across the country. During the 2022–2023 school year, nearly 64 percent of reported violent incidents…

Innovation Insights

Big Deals—School Security, Combating Teacher Turnover, and New Dyslexia Tools

November 18, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) recently updated its security with a new hi-tech addition: Weapons Detection Systems from Athena ... Read more

Emergency Planning & Response

How our school handled the chaos of an active shooter hoax

June 7, 2023 by Matt Christensen, Principal, Spanish Fork High School

A principal recounts how a tech tool helped ensure clear communication during an initial emergency--later revealed as an active shooter hoax.

I was in a meeting when I heard the sirens. I immediately excused myself and saw the first squad car screech to a halt in front of our…

SEL Trends

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media for ‘worrisome behavior’

December 16, 2022 by Mila Koumpilova, Senior Reporter, Chalkbeat Chicago

Chicago officials and some educators say that many school conflicts begin or escalate on social media, and monitoring students' social media through social media monitoring may help.

Chicago Public Schools is monitoring students’ social media posts for signs they might engage in violence on campus or harm themselves so that school staff — and in…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Forget flat networks–tighten your security

January 25, 2023November 16, 2022 by Ryan Cloutier, CISSP, President, SecurityStudio

A properly segmented network reduces the speed at which a cyber criminal can move across your network--get rid of flat networks.

If you heard about the attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District in early October, you probably heard that 400,000 students’ private data was put at risk…

Newsline

School System, County, and Police Partner on New Modernized Bus Initiative to Enhance Student Safety in Anne Arundel County

August 10, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Anne Arundel County, MD, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every day in Maryland, thousands of drivers fail to stop ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

4 principles of innovative school policing

April 16, 2021 by Jeffrey Yarbrough, Chief of Police, Round Rock ISD Police Department

School policing is taking on a new role in Round Rock ISD as district leaders target behavioral health and equity

In Round Rock ISD in Texas, we are paving the way for what district officials hope is the blueprint for transformative school policing.

District Management

How to thoughtfully implement panic buttons into your school safety plan

March 3, 2021April 15, 2020 by Amy Jeffs

Panic buttons, when used properly, can go a long way in keeping students, teachers, and school buildings safe and secure

During an emergency situation, there is nothing more important than response time. A single minute can be the difference between help arriving on time versus too late. In…

District Management

U.S. puts schools on the hook for police actions

January 8, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

The Obama administration issued the first federal legal guidance on school discipline Wednesday, telling school administrators they must avoid discrimination when doling out punishments, and must reserve harsh…