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

  Written by: Jim McKay, November 8, 2019 In case of an anthrax attack in a metropolitan area or at something like the Super Bowl, anyone effected would need to get antibiotics within 48 hours to keep from getting sick … read more

  Written by: Jim McKay, Emergency Management News The field of emergency management has evolved quite a bit in the last several years, including the way hiring is done. It is now almost imperative to have a college degree, along … read more

  Written by: Josh Verges, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. (TNS) — St. Paul Public Schools is preparing to replace dozens of contract security guards with student-friendly liaisons trained in racial equity and nonviolent intervention. The new positions, called school … read more