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Daily Headline : Best Practices \ Case Studies

10 Years After Columbine, Schools Not Doing the Little Things

04/14/2009 - While schools worry about declining security funds, a recent survey found that they are not doing the conventional, low-cost things that keep their buildings' safe.
Legal Report: Legislation

State Legislation: Arizona: Background Screening

03/24/2009 - A bill (H.B. 2031) introduced in the Arizona House of Representatives would require that third-party contractors, subcontractors, and vendors working in public schools submit to background screening and a federal fingerprint check before being allowed to work on school property. Those who pass the background screening would be required to carry a fingerprint clearance card while on school grounds.
Legal Report: Legislation

State Legislation: Florida: Bulllying

02/27/2009 - A new Florida law (formerly H.B. 669) prohibits all forms of bullying, including cyberbullying, at public primary schools in the state. Under the law, schools must adopt an antibullying policy and procedures for dealing with complaints of bullying. All complaints must be investigated promptly and each incident must be included in reports to the state education department.
Daily Headline : Drug Control

Drug Testing for Teachers?

02/05/2009 - Should teachers be subjected to random drug testing? That's a debate currently circulating through the U.S. court system, notes a Time analysis of the issue.
Technofile: IT Security

Quick Bytes: Bad Education

01/27/2009 - About one-third of data breaches occur in the educational sector, according to a study by Madison, Wisconsin-based J. Campana & Associates, yet the industry comprises less than 1 percent of total organizations.
Daily Headline : School Security

Man with Painted Face Kills Two Babies and One Adult at Belgium Nursery

01/23/2009 - A man with a painted white face and blackened eyes walked into a Belgian nursery today and slaughtered two children and one adult with a knife, according to various media reports.
Daily Headline : School Security

Virginia Tech Victim Was Decapitated, Say Police

01/22/2009 - What was originally reported as a stabbing death at Virginia Tech has turned into something much more gruesome: the killer, Haiyang Zhu, decapitated his fellow female graduate student with a kitchen knife.
Daily Headline : School Security

Another Murder at Virginia Tech; Mass Notification System Successful

01/22/2009 - Nearly two years after the massacre at Virginia Tech, another violent tragedy has struck the Blacksburg, Virginia, campus.
Schools: School Security

Combining Town and Gown

12/29/2008 - Universities have gone from shutting the surrounding community out to working with it to decrease crime and make the campus a more desirable place to be.
Daily Headline : Education

Study of Bullies' Brains Shows Enjoyment of Inflicting Pain

11/10/2008 - Bullies may get pleasure from the pain they inflict on bullies. That's the finding of a study reported in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychology,according to The National Science Foundation.
Daily Headline : Crime

Gunman Murders 9, Then Shoots Self at Finnish School

09/23/2008 - Police had questioned the suspect yesterday regarding YouTube.com videos showing him shooting a handgun but determined not to terminate his gun license.
Legal Report: School Security

U.S. Federal Legislation: School Safety

08/26/2008 - A bill (H.R. 2352) that would provide grants to schools to purchase security equipment has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee. The House of Representatives has not announced whether it will consider the measure.
Managing: Best Practices \ Case Studies

Teaching School-Violence Prevention

07/29/2008 - Schools must teach everyone from staff to parents how to recognize and respond to the warning signs of violence.
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