Mo. School District Told to Replace Web Filter Blocking Pro-Gay Sites
Tuesday, March 27, 2012New York Times Students using the computers at Camdenton High School here in central Missouri have been able to access the Web sites for Exodus International, as well as People...
View ArticleN.J. District Hires Substitutes to Address High School Smoking Problem
Wednesday, April 4, 2012Patch.com To deter students from smoking in the bathrooms, the Lacey (N.J.) Township School District has been hiring substitutes to monitor the hallways at the high school....
View ArticleCalls To Calif. School District Prompts School Lockdowns
Friday, May 4, 201210News.com For the second straight day, two South Bay (Calif.) schools, Mar Vista High School and Imperial Beach Elementary, were locked down after the school district received a...
View ArticleTexas School District to Track Kids With Chips
Friday, June 1, 2012CNN Does tracking school children with computer chips make them more safe - or more vulnerable? A San Antonio school district has sided with the former, though not without some...
View ArticleREI Exceeds Delivery Expectations, Awarded New Flyer Gold Award
Friday, July 6, 2012View the press release Radio Engineering Industries, Inc. is awarded New Flyer Industries’ 2011 Supplier Delivery Performance Award-Gold Level for exceeding delivering expectations....
View ArticleWhat We Know About School Shooters
Dispelling the common assumptions associated with school shootings. Scott Poland District Administration, July/Aug 2012I have been involved in the aftermath of 13 school shootings. Throughout my years...
View ArticleSecurity for Administration Centers and School Board Meetings
These sites are often overlooked for safety planning by school leaders. Kenneth S. Trump District Administration, July/Aug 2012School board members and superintendents typically focus their safety...
View ArticleSafe School Initiative and Threat Assessment Training
Monday, August 13, 2012Community Advocate The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough and the Southborough Police Department in collaboration with the Northborough Police Department have been...
View ArticlePlainfield Police Seek to Keep Rifles in Safes in High Schools
Thursday, August 23, 2012Herald News Plainfield police would like to put some extra firepower in the village’s high schools. Police have asked the district to consider installing gun safes in the...
View ArticleCameras Approved for Middletown School Buses
Friday, August 24, 2012The Middletown Press Pass a city school bus that has its lights flashing, and you may soon find a summons in your mailbox. The Board of Education Tuesday voted to explore the...
View ArticleCounty School Officials Reviewing Procedures After Boy Walks Away From...
Friday, September 14, 2012Anniston Star Calhoun County school officials are reviewing their classroom absence policies in the wake of the temporary disappearance of a kindergartner Tuesday morning.Evan...
View ArticleSanta Clara (Calif.) School Principal Charged with Selling Meth
Wednesday, September 26, 2012The Oakland Tribune Opening up a new avenue of investigation, authorities have found something even more disturbing in the home of a Santa Clara elementary school principal...
View ArticleEnhancing School Access Control
Solutions abound for safe access to buildings. Dawn Reiss District Administration, November 2012School principals are in the middle of a balancing act when it comes to security. They need to create a...
View ArticleStopping Criminals in Their Tracks
Software checks visitors’ backgrounds. Dawn Reiss District Administration, November 2012Visitor management programs and software are a growing trend in K12 schools, according to Chuck Hibbert, a...
View ArticleSchool Attended by Obama Daughters Evacuated after 'Suspicious' Call
Friday, October 19, 2012Fox News The private academy where the Obama daughters go to school was evacuated Thursday, though the school says students and employees have since returned to class. Read more...
View ArticleEnhancing School Access Control
Tuesday, October 23, 2012District Administration MagazineDawn Reiss School principals are in the middle of a balancing act when it comes to security. They need to create a welcoming, supportive open...
View ArticleNo Usual Incidents at Md. Schools Targeted by Bomb Threat
Thursday, October 25, 2012The Baltimore Sun Police presence was in evidence at five Harford County high schools Wednesday morning; however, no unusual incidents were reported in the wake of an earlier...
View ArticleTexas Tracks Students with Technology
Wednesday, November 28, 2012District AdministrationAt Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, parents and civil rights activists are concerned over students’ privacy under a new...
View ArticleTexas Tracks Students with Technology
Alison DeNiscoUpdate: The hearing scheduled for Nov. 28 on Andrea Hernandez’s request to stay at John Jay High School was cancelled, after Northside ISD filed a motion to move the case from state to...
View ArticleFlorida Tragedies Highlight Training Need
Monday, December 10, 2012District Administration MagazineThe accidental deaths of two special needs students from Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Fla. this year are shedding light on the...
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