We’ve assembled this collection of recent articles on school safety in America to spark conversation and problem solving in your school community. Here, you can learn about current events in school safety and explore a wide range of opinions and ideas to share within your school community. As always, we encourage school communities to form their own opinions and customized approach to school safety. These articles may or may not express the views, opinions, or recommendations of Safe and Sound Schools.
School resource officers from across the country gather in Denver for national conference to train, reflect
"DENVER — School resource officers from across the country…
States with the Biggest Bullying Problems
In the next 7 minutes, a child in the U.S. will be bullied. It…
Santa Fe shooting survivor recall acts of heroism during school shooting
Marshall said her classmate Christian Riley Garcia, 15, saved…
Santa Fe school shooting: Wounded officer John Barnes a ‘hero’
A Texas police officer who engaged in a gunfight with a school…
Improving school climate, not just security, is key to violence prevention
School shootings like the one that took place in Santa Fe, Texas,…
Texas School Shooting Leaves 10 Dead, 13 Wounded
As students at high school in Santa Fe, Texas, were beginning…
This officer stopped a school shooter before anyone got hurt
An Illinois school resource officer is being praised as a hero…
NCES Report: Sworn Officers at Primary Schools on the Rise
The annual report also found primary schools opting to hire sworn…
In Rush to Add School Security Officers, Don’t Lose Sight of Best Practices
Putting police officers in schools can make a big impact on school…
One Teacher’s Brilliant Strategy to Stop Future School Shootings—and It’s Not About Guns
Here's how one schoolteacher takes time each week to look out…
