Parents address concerns with staff at Central Valley safety information night
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash -- On Thursday, parents gathered at Ridgeline High School for an Information Night on School Safety. For Maria Garcia-Bachman, safety is top…
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Central Valley School District to hold school safety meeting
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash — Amid a recent string of unfounded school threats, the Central Valley School District is hosting a Parent and Community Info Night on School…
School zone infractions show Spokane is headed in the right direction
SPOKANE, Wash. -- School is back in session and this is your reminder to slow down as you're approaching school zones. After…
'School should be safe': C.O.P.S volunteers check travel paths before school year
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Before kids go back to school, volunteers are making sure the sidewalks and streets they walk through are safe. Community Oriented…
'Safety is a top priority': Spokane Public Schools ramps up efforts to tighten safety at school
SPOKANE, Wash.-- In light of the school shooting in Uvalde, school safety protocols are getting reevaluated, including schools in Spokane.…
Coeur d'Alene public school safety levy will not pass
COEUR D'ALENE, ID. — The Coeur d'Alene public school safety levy will not pass. Currently, 50.27 percent of votes are in favor of the levy.…
Spokane Public Schools Wednesday meeting to discuss school safety
SPS's meeting on Wednesday, June 8, will focus on safety protocols
'Seconds save lives': Lakeland School District searches for fourth armed guard
RATHDRUM, Idaho -- The Lakeland School District is the only district in Idaho to have full-time armed guards, in addition to their school resource officers. Their district spans Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, and…
'It's unimaginable': WA Superintendent asks people to reconsider gun possession, talks school safety
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Top Washington school leader Chris Reykdal has a plea for gun owners following the Uvalde elementary school shooting: reconsider owning a gun, and if you do have one, to…
East Valley School District to ask voters for 2 levies aimed to improve security, education for students
Children should be safe at school, and the East Valley School District wants to make sure of that. It's asking voters to help pay for that safety, among other things, in the upcoming February election.
Pullman School District ramps up elementary school security
Administrators at the Pullman School district say tragedies at schools across the country have forced them to confront the fact that they need to be ready for anything, so this summer, they found a way to give the district's three elementary schools some much-needed security boosts before kids come back from summer vacation.
Florida governor calls for grand jury probe of school safety
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked the state's Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate safety measures in schools across the state.
Spokane Public Schools uses parent survey to reflect on student safety
Countless attacks on and threats against schools have put students and their parents on edge last year. One threat in particular ignited a conversation at Spokane Public Schools, where thousands of parents weighed in on a school safety survey.
University of Utah reassigns teacher over gun policy
A graduate assistant at the University of Utah was reassigned after her syllabus told students who conceal-carry they would have to stand in a "Second Amendment Zone."
Back-to-school preparation: Supplies and security
Walk in to any given elementary or middle school classroom, and you're bound to be greeted with some evidence of a teacher's love and effort. Maybe it's a hand-drawn poster or chart, specifically tailored to the class' needs and ages. It could be a row of cubbies or another useful, attractive addition, handcrafted over hours of the teachers' free time just to make this space a little brighter, a little better, a little more like the haven it should be.
'I don't want to be scared': School safety panel critics want a focus on guns
Representatives of the federal school safety commission formed by President Donald Trump after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, faced criticism Wednesday for not focusing on the role that guns play in school violence.
Federal school safety commission makes first field visit
Representatives of the Federal Commission on School Safety, including its leader Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, visited a Maryland elementary school on Thursday to focus on a framework aimed at improving school climate.
Two Central Valley high schools add security
Students at Central Valley High School and University High School may notice extra security officers roaming the halls until school lets out for summer. The Central Valley School District added extra patrols to the two schools this week.
Texas governor unveils school safety plan
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a plan Wednesday to improve school safety, including allowing law enforcement officers to take breaks and fill out reports in schools and increasing the number of armed school marshals in classrooms.
More armed school staff, counselors discussed at first Texas roundtable
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday kicked off the first of three roundtable discussions on school safety in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shootings.
Spokane high schoolers act in school shooting prevention film
The tragic school shooting in Santa Fe that claimed the lives of ten people Friday is forcing students in Spokane to think ahead.
16-year-old behind National School Walkout
On the day of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Lane Murdock retreated to her bedroom in her parent's landmark home in this affluent Connecticut enclave that brims with the charm of small-town America.
Robert DeNiro pens #NationalSchoolWalkout excuse letter
Friday is the day of the National School Walkout, an event conceived by a 16-year-old Connecticut student after the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. At 10 a.m. in each time zone, participants are going to walk out of their classes and observe a moment of silence for school shooting victims.
Broward schools don't plan to arm teachers
The school board in Broward County, Florida, said Tuesday it will not participate in a program that allows certain school employees to be armed.
