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New York State Schools Required to Conduct Four Lockdown Drills

Schools across New York State are now required to conduct a minimum of four lockdown drills in each school year.... MORE >

School Safety Drills Critical, but Don’t Have to be Frightening

This recent image posted on Facebook by a troubled mother showed her three-year-old daughter standing on a toilet “practicing for... MORE >

South Carolina shooting underscores importance of lockdown drills

September 28, 2016:  Two six-year-old students and a female teacher were injured yesterday, one critically, when a 14 year-old gunman... MORE >

Don’t Miss ERB Chicago Oct 26

  This seminar will examine how the body and brain respond to an extreme stress situation. We will discuss popular... MORE >

UCLA Unprepared for Lockdown: Students Had to Improvise to Secure...

The shooting yesterday on the UCLA campus highlights the need for security review and crisis planning in all educational institutions. Despite... MORE >

UCLA Campus in lockdown

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 1:06 pm:  The UCLA Campus is currently on lockdown following an active shooter incident in or around... MORE >

Law provides little protection from would-be stalkers

When school officials review the security of their facilities and contemplate potential threats, their focus tends toward large-scale violent incidents such... MORE >

Security review of school perimeter areas must include outside play...

Traditionally, school security has been focused on building structures with emphasis on front entrances and other points of egress. Parents want... MORE >

Action Required for New York City Early Childhood Programs

Recently the New York City Department of Health issued amendments to Article 47 of the New York City Health Code... MORE >

Gun on Detroit High School Ball Field Prompts Lockdown

Wylie Grove High School students did not expect to hear a “lockdown” announcement over the Public Address system yesterday morning. At... MORE >