In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting Dec. 14, schools and school districts around the nation are evaluating security on their campuses. Here are some of the top headlines for Dec. 21.

Gaston alliance formed to address school safety

• The Gaston County Board of Education and county commissioners are joining in a partnership to make school safety a community priority.

Sacramento-area schools evaluate safety in wake of Connecticut shooting

• “We’re making a concerted effort to be visible so parents and kids can see us,” said Galt Police Chief William Bowen.

Missoula police chief, hospital CEO to lead school safety task force

• Jeff Fee, chief executive officer of St. Patrick Hospital, and Mark Muir, Missoula police chief, have agreed to co-chair this work.

McDonnell establishes school safety task force, mental health panel

• Gov. Bob McDonnell has issued an executive order creating a task force to review Virginia school safety in response to last week’s shooting massacre at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school.

Parents Push for New School Security Measures

• The importance of a school resource officer or additional security became a key part of Harrison, N.Y.’s budget discussions Thursday night.

Allentown elementary schools to have security guards

• The Allentown School Board insisted during Thursday night’s meeting that their elementary schools, who were not previously supplied with security guards, have constant coverage due to the recent school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Dinwiddie supervisors explore added school security and emergency preparedness

• Just days after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six staff members at a Connecticut elementary school, security measures and emergency preparedness climbed higher on the Board of Supervisors’ priority list for the new year.

Nashua school security upgrades long overdue

• This week that the Nashua School District is moving forward with plans to fast-track at least a portion of a long-delayed proposal to upgrade security at each of the city’s 17 schools.

Commissioners Vote to Fund School Security Projects

• The Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 to give the Board of Education $650,000 to complete security projects.

New deputies wanted for school security

• The Vigo County Sheriff’s Department announced they’re drafting a new proposal. This proposal addresses the safety issues in rural elementary and middle schools.

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