Discussion Board Digests Locked Classroom Doors: What the Research Says and How Schools Can Improve Staff Buy-In School safety leaders share strategies for keeping classroom doors secure and addressing everyday practices that can complicate classroom door security.
Research Study: California Mandated Later Start Times Improved Sleep, Test Scores Mental health improvements varied among student groups, while districts faced transportation and other operational challenges implementing the statewide requirement.
News Digests School Safety News Digest: Student AI Use, Transportation Safety, and Surveillance This edition looks at new AI safeguards and student safety concerns, back-to-school transportation safety, and questions around school surveillance, privacy, and access.
Topic Hubs Topic Hub: Video Surveillance in Schools School video surveillance is evolving beyond traditional security cameras as districts consider AI, analytics, real-time monitoring, privacy, access to footage, and other emerging capabilities.
Insights ‘Cat in the Hat’ TikTok Trend: How School Safety Leaders Are Responding AI-generated threatening posts are prompting school investigations, disciplinary action, and law enforcement response. NCSSD members share experiences, guidance, and resources.
Employee Misconduct Protecting Students from School Staff Misconduct: Prevention & Policies Recent federal action, state initiatives, and high-profile cases are drawing renewed attention to how K-12 schools prevent, identify, and respond to allegations of staff misconduct.
Insights How Orange County Public Schools Turned an Old School Bus Into a Reunification Resource Orange County Public Schools repurposed a surplus school bus to keep reunification supplies organized and ready to deploy during an emergency.
Video Surveillance School Security Cameras Raise New Questions About Privacy, Access, and Use As camera capabilities expand, districts are weighing where cameras belong, what they should be able to do, and what policies should govern them.
Research Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 Teachers Have Considered Leaving the Profession Over Safety Concerns A new survey of approximately 2,000 educators found more than 20% think about their physical safety at work every day or most days.
Insights Why Some Schools Are Banning Metal Water Bottles Schools are restricting or banning metal water bottles over concerns about student safety, concealed prohibited items, and classroom disruptions, but some policies are also drawing parent pushback.
News UPDATE: Westwood Hills Elementary Shooter Was Former Student at School A staff member was wounded after the 19-year-old shot through a rear door to gain entry. Staff spotted him on exterior video and initiated lockdown procedures.
Research New Data Shows How K-12 Schools Use Critical Communication Systems An analysis of more than 19.5 million K-12 notifications shows how schools used critical communication systems for everyday operations, emergencies, and drills.
