Substitute Teacher Accused of Triggering False Active Shooter Alerts at 5 Schools Following the Louisiana incident, NCSSD members share how their districts manage emergency alert access and reduce the risk of false activations.
Newsletter Electric Shock Gloves, Behavioral Threat Assessment Interviews, and More: August 16-31 Roundup Catch up on the latest School Security Leadership articles, resources, practitioner insights, and updates from the second half of August.
After-Action Review Brown University Shooting After-Action Reviews: Lessons for K-12 Schools Reviews of the 2025 Brown University shooting offer lessons for K-12 schools on emergency communications, coordination, and response.
News Digests School Safety News Digest: New Safety Tech, Threat Assessment, and Emergency Preparedness As schools reopen for the 2026–27 school year, here's a roundup of recent news, research, policy developments, and emerging trends affecting K-12 school safety.
Resources Electric Shock Gloves in Schools Raise Questions About New Safety Technologies The controversy over electric shock gloves in Nebraska schools raises questions about how districts and law enforcement review new safety technologies, tactics, and use-of-force tools.
Resources Topic Hub: School Cell Phone Restrictions in K-12 Schools Everything you need to stay informed about school cell phone restrictions, including the latest research, educator perspectives, implementation lessons, legislation, and free resources.
Resources Topic Hub: Behavioral Threat Assessment in K-12 Schools Everything you need to stay informed about behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) in K-12 schools, with articles, research, practitioner insights, best practices, and free resources all in one place.
Insights How Schools Are Responding to Growing E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety Concerns States and school districts are expanding e-bike safety efforts with new laws, campus policies, rider training, registration requirements, and enforcement.
Research Survey: Educators Rank Positive School Culture as Top Professional Learning Priority A survey of more than 700 educators found school culture ranked first among more than 90 professional learning topics.
News Meta Settlement Requires Social Media Limits for Teens During School Hours Meta's $16.68 billion settlement requires new protections for teen Facebook and Instagram users, including daily usage limits, nighttime restrictions, and limits during school hours.
Research School Cell Phone Bans by State Track school cell phone bans and policies by state, including bell-to-bell restrictions, instructional-time bans, pending legislation, and other statewide requirements.
Insights CPR Graduation Requirements: Does Your State Require Training? See which states require CPR training before high school graduation and how those requirements vary.
