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Security

On average, there’s been nearly one school shooting a day since the new year

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Data from the K12 School Shooting Database reveals that there have already been at least 25 shootings on a K12 campus since 2023 has begun.

Safety first: How schools are investing in security in 2023

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New data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveal that an overwhelming majority of schools have extensive security measures in place. For example, at schools with a full- or part-time SLEO or SRO, 92% of them routinely carry a firearm.

If school security is a priority in 2023, don’t miss these 5 sessions at FETC

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Not only will attendees learn about the best instructional technologies for their district, but they will also discover how they can implement state-of-the-art security measures to keep students feeling safe in the classroom.

K-12 cyberattacks rose last year, and so too did legislative efforts to combat the issue

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Among the 232 education-related cybersecurity bills that were introduced in 2022, only 37 were enacted compared to 49 in 2021. These efforts were "insufficient" in keeping districts safe from cybersecurity threats.

Virginia superintendent “in shock” after first-grader shoots teacher

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Abby Zwerner was taken to a local hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after she was shot by her 6-year-old student during an altercation.

No improvements: Schools were hit steadily with ransomware attacks in 2022

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"The fact that there seems not to have been any decrease in the number of incidents is concerning," according to a new report from antivirus software company Emsisoft.

Is school policing the best way to protect students? Definitely not all of them

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In the last decade, there have been at least 285 cases of police violence against students, and underrepresented students are the most at risk.

These are the top 10 education stories of 2022

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Salaries, school safety and security, and—way back at the beginning—COVID were top of mind for district leaders clicking on DA Daily.

Administrators placed on leave after making video portraying a fake school shooting

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Teachers reported that their personal Facebook photos were used to depict their deaths in the mock shooting video, which cost a superintendent and a principal their jobs.

For cybercriminals, the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year

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While your school is on holiday break, criminal actors see it as an open invitation to compromise valuable and confidential student data.

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