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Computer Security Programs Monitor Every Word Typed by Students
Though security companies are marketing computer-monitoring programs to schools in the name of safety, privacy advocates dislike the...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Report: School Victimization Up, But Still Lower Than Pre-Pandemic
In 2022, there were 4 active shooter incidents documented at elementary and secondary schools. These resulted in 52 casualties, which was...
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Jul 26, 20242 min read
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Secret Service Program Stresses Behavioral Monitoring In Schools
In a land where gun control is politically impossible, the only tangible help the Biden administration offers schools is resources to...
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Apr 1, 20242 min read
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School Police, Mental Health Aid Fell In Year After Floyd Death
In the year after George Floyd's murder in 2020, the number of school resource officers fell as districts responded to calls for limits...
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Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Anonymous Tip Lines On School Threats Found Effective In Study
"If you see something, say something" is a concept embraced by the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, started by the non-profit...
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Jan 18, 20241 min read
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NY Bans Facial Recognition Tech In Schools; Will Other States Follow?
The New York Department of Education has permanently banned the use of facial recognition technology in schools—the first state to do so,...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
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No Proof School Surveillance Tech Is Effective, ACLU Report Says
An American Civil Liberties Union report found that despite claims from companies, surveillance technology in schools does not improve...
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Oct 4, 20232 min read
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Many School Safety Indicators Have Improved Over A Decade
Reported incidents related to several crime and safety issues have become less prevalent at elementary and secondary schools compared...
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Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Violence Against Teachers Rises During, After Pandemic
Students pushed Nevada middle school teacher into a set of lockers and ended up dazed on the floor. So far this year, students in the...
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Jun 4, 20232 min read
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Colorado Child Care Workers Face Trial Over Pants Pulling By Boy, 5
Two Colorado child care workers will go on trial in June for presiding over a day care center where a 5-year-old pulled down a...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
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More Private Schools Likely To Boost Security After Nashville Shooting
An alarm sounded and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School. Surveillance footage at the...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Amid School Disruptions, Officials Rethink Approaches To Discipline
As kids’ behavior reaches crisis points after the stress of pandemic shutdowns, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink...
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Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Texas Urges Parents To Store Kids' DNA; Critics: State Avoids Gun Issue
Texas schools are encouraging parents to store their children’s DNA and fingerprint records in case they need to provide them to law...
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
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Schools Try To Improve Digital Maps To Help Law Enforcement Respond
After the school shooting in Uvalde, Tx., some state lawmakers are embracing a bipartisan measure that skirts divisive gun debates:...
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
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Schools Across U.S. Hit With Threats, False Reports of Violence
Across the U.S., dozens of schools went on lockdown. Students and teachers hid in classrooms. Police searched campuses, and parents...
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Sep 19, 20222 min read
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School Violence Still Spiking As The Pandemic Subsides
Across the U.S., one of the nation’s most difficult academic years was also one of the most violent. Experts who track school behavior...
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Jun 23, 20221 min read
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Kansas City Area Schools Close After Mass Shooting Threat
Several school districts in Kansas City's Jackson County suddenly canceled summer activities and programs Wednesday after Blue Springs,...
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Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Police in Schools Don't Reduce Gun Violence, Experts Say
The Uvalde, Tx., school shooting that killed 19 children and two adults has reignited the debate over the presence of police in schools....
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Jun 9, 20221 min read
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Call For More Police in Schools Makes Students of Color Uneasy
After the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, schools pledged to boost security measures and increased the presence of law...
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Jun 6, 20222 min read
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Student Victimization Fell Sharply in 2020 As COVID-19 Closed Schools
The rate of student victimization in school or on the way to or from school was 11 victimizations per 1,000 students in 2020, when many...
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Jun 1, 20221 min read
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