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.
Discussion Board Digests When School Arrival and Dismissal Procedures Get Pushback: What School Leaders Can Do A practitioner discussion about pushback to new arrival and dismissal procedures offers practical strategies for explaining safety changes, addressing concerns, and improving implementation.
Members only Resources School Arrival and Dismissal Procedures: Talking Points for Addressing Pushback Download practical talking points for explaining school arrival and dismissal procedures and responding to questions and pushback from families, administrators, and school boards.
Insights Behavioral Threat Assessment Interviews: Strategies for Gathering Better Information Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, one practitioner shares what he has learned about conducting thoughtful, effective behavioral threat assessment interviews.
Insights 6-Year-Old Brings Loaded Gun on School Bus: 5 School Safety Takeaways A loaded gun found on a school bus highlights important lessons about student reporting, staff preparedness, and firearm access.
Mental Health Beyond Cell Phone Bans: Schools Are Rethinking Classroom Screen Time After years of expanding classroom technology, some schools are reconsidering when screens support learning and when they may get in the way.
SROs SROs vs. SSOs: How Do Their Roles, Responsibilities, and Training Differ? School resource officers (SROs) and school security officers (SSOs) share a common goal, but their roles, authority, and training can differ.
Insights Wearable Panic Buttons in Schools: 7 Lessons From One District’s Experience One Illinois high school’s experience with wearable panic buttons offers lessons on everyday incident response, staff training, emergency procedures, and school safety planning.
Case Study How Limestone Community High School Implemented Wearable Panic Buttons Limestone Community High School Superintendent Keith Brown shares why the district selected CENTEGIX, how it rolled out the system, and what school leaders have learned from its use.
Insights Milwaukee School Fire Prompts New Safety Procedures and Staff Training After chemical-soaked rags sparked a five-alarm fire that destroyed an elementary school, Milwaukee Public Schools retrained custodial staff and implemented new safety procedures.
Newsletter Locked Classroom Doors, Alyssa's Law, Cybersecurity, and More: August 1-15 Roundup From locked classroom doors and Alyssa’s Law to cybersecurity and emerging technology, catch up on the school safety news, research, resources, and practitioner insights you may have missed.
