- In 2013-14, 70 percent of schools surveyed by the U.S. Department of Education reported drilling students on a written plan for school shootings. More schools reported training students for active shooter situations and using security cameras, electronic notification systems, and anonymous reporting tools.
- In a rebuke to restorative justice policies, Madison, Wisconsin school officials are revising the district’s new student discipline policy after a survey indicated most teachers believe student behavior has not improved and learning in the classroom has been affected. One Madison middle school teacher says discipline policy problems forced her to resign.
- In Florida, Miami-Dade school officials decline to provide records on school safety procedures after student survey suggests that safety policies are not enforced.
- In Oklahoma, the governor has signed a new law that gives school boards the right to designate teachers and school staff to carry handguns on school premises, as long as they’ve undergone armed security guard or reserve peace officer training.
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