More Districts Approve Security Budgets as New School Year Approaches
One Kentucky school board unanimously approved a property tax increase expected to raise $13.5 million for school security upgrades.
One Kentucky school board unanimously approved a property tax increase expected to raise $13.5 million for school security upgrades.
This breakdown can be used by school officials to improve or create their own threat assessment programs on campus.
The lawsuit claims the Broward Schools superintendent had been warned about the school’s lack of security but did nothing to fix it.
The new initiative, announced Monday, will offer one handheld metal detector for every 250 students enrolled at a public or charter school.
Many New Jersey schools are opting to hire Class III armed officers, but a new state law will narrow the selection pool even more.
The district plans to place a trained police officer in each Noblesville school after a student opened fire inside a classroom, injuring two.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office recommends the school district establish its own police department but board members say the district doesn’t have the funding or expertise.
A school resource officer was shot during the encounter and remains in critical condition; the gunman was not hit in the gunfire with police.
The Dixon High School SRO is being praised for his quick response to the school shooting.
The annual report also found primary schools opting to hire sworn law enforcement officers has grown faster than that of secondary schools.
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