Written by: Amy Rock, Campus Safety School districts across the United States are updating emergency plans and preparing for possible school closures after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the coronavirus is likely to spread. Although … read more

Written by: Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma Written by: John High has diabetes, which led to his leg being amputated below the knee two years ago. He has been using a wheelchair since then and hasn’t gotten used to having to … read more

Written by: Eva-Marie Ayala, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) — Campus safety and student well-being are in sharp focus following a deadly shooting at Texas A&M University-Commerce last week. Already, university officials have announced stepped-up security efforts that include more … read more

Written by: Amy Rock, Campus Safety’s Senior Editor In its first year, nearly 28,000 tips were submitted through Pennsylvania’s Safe2Say Something school safety anonymous tip app. More than 90% of those tips were related to mental health issues, reflecting recent … read more

Written by: Eva-Marie Ayala, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) — Campus safety and student well-being are in sharp focus following a deadly shooting at Texas A&M University-Commerce last week. Already, university officials have announced stepped-up security efforts that include more … read more

How Campuses Can Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak Written by: Robin Hattersley-Gray, Editor-in-Chief, Campus Safety The current coronavirus outbreak that was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has put the world on edge. That’s especially true now that there … read more

  Written by: Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News, Main, January 27, 2020 (TNS) — Maine’s education department is in the early stages of developing a clearinghouse for communities interested in enhancing the safety infrastructure and culture of their schools. A … read more

  Written by: Liz Szabo There’s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of … read more

  Written by: Charisma Williams Earlier this year, the American Red Cross held its first annual Disaster Preparedness Summit at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. What they envisioned as a small gathering of emergency managers ended up as a … read more

 Written by: Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2019 (TNS) — California emergency officials are continuing to overlook the state’s most vulnerable people, including those with disabilities, as they make preparations for inevitable wildfires, floods and other disasters, according … read more