Site Map - School Security

04/16/2008 - Campuses have strengthened or created behavioral threat assessment teams to identify students who pose a risk to themselves or others in an effort to prevent bloodshed on campus.

03/24/2008 - Universities are using threat assessment teams to help identify at-risk students and keep them from harming themselves or others.Sidebar: Navigating Privacy Protections

12/10/2007 - A bill (H.R. 4340) introduced by Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) would require that colleges and universities implement plans for investigating violent felonies or missing students. The provision would require that institutions develop and implement a plan within one year that would provide for the coordination of efforts with law enforcement

12/05/2007 - Find out how Drexel University's public safety department protects the campus.

11/27/2007 - Students say the phones make them feel safer but complain about the phone's cost.

11/07/2007 - Universities must understand the impact of lighting on campus and work to create lighting policies that meet both student and industry expectations.

11/06/2007 - A bill (S.B. 152) that would require school districts in Texas to implement bullying-prevention programs has been approved by the state’s Senate and has been taken up by the House of Representatives.

11/02/2007 - Link Elements Of Campus Security Design Guidelines.

11/02/2007 - Security directors should take the lead in advocating for the development of standards for campus building projects.

10/29/2007 - Buncombe County (North Carolina) Schools have installed survelliance that has helped it cut incidents of crime.

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09/26/2007 - Schools learn a lesson about security.

09/24/2007 - A bill (A.B. 2809) pending before the California Assembly would require the state superintendent of schools to provide funds to school districts to promote school safety and reduce school violence. The bill would also require that the state department of education develop policies to prevent bullying and promote conflict resolution. The department would then make these policies available to individual schools.