Written by: James Beale With the tragic increase in school shootings over the past several decades, school districts across the country are working to strengthen their building perimeters by hardening their glass windows and doors – enabling them to delay intrusion, limit visibility and increase … read more

  Written by: Gary L. Sigrist Jr. These strategies will help maintain security during school board meetings, protecting board members from potentially violent acts by disgruntled parents and other community members. With the United States in its 18th month of … read more

  Written by: CS Staff Six weeks after the school board from San Jose Unified School District decided in a 3-2 vote to let go of its on-campus police officers, they rescinded their decision, voting unanimously to bring them back … read more

  Written by: Gary L. Sigrist Jr. These strategies will help maintain security during school board meetings, protecting board members from potentially violent acts by disgruntled parents and other community members. With the United States in its 18th month of … read more

  Written by: Jason Laughlin, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) – Patients with COVID-19 aren’t filling hospitals anymore. Fears of bringing the virus home and infecting loved ones has largely passed. For Bill Engle, though, a nurse at St. Mary’s Medical … read more

  Written by: Emilie Munson, San Antonio Express-News   (TNS) – In early December 2020 , every resident of a 120-bed nursing home in Delmar had been potentially exposed to COVID-19. Two staff members who worked with over a dozen … read more

  Written by: Claire Swedberg When students at  Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), in Maryland, returned to their classrooms this spring after a year of virtual schooling, their transportation was now being managed via an Internet of Things (IoT)-based … read more

Written by: Amy Rock Although it is estimated that 10% of all student bullying occurs on school buses, a survey found 55% of drivers are very minimally included, if at all, in developing bullying policies. The same survey found while … read more

Numerous incidents of challenging/negative interactions between school resource officers (SROs) or school security personnel and children with special needs have been well publicized. These negative interactions, among other incidents, have fueled proposed legislation to remove law enforcement from schools. In … read more

  May 05, 2021 • Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News   (TNS) – Last summer, Global Plasma Solutions wanted to test whether the company’s air-purifying devices could kill COVID-19 virus particles but could find only a lab using … read more