And there's no sign of it letting up, he says. As this school year comes to an end, a school security expert and an assistant superintendent reflect on how threats against K12 are impacting schools around the country.
"It's just next to impossible to stop someone," George Grant, a leader with the Nashville Presbytery connected to The Covenant School, told AP News regarding intruders wielding high-powered assault rifles.
Generative AI is advancing faster than its creator can fix its most critical flaw: "how easily it can be weaponized by malign actors to manufacture misinformation campaigns," according to a new report.
Between 2016 and 2020, there has been a total of 173 mass shootings in the U.S. Among those, 13 have occurred within educational institutions, making this sector the third-most targeted.
"At this point in time, the policy lists several items that the officers have access to. They do not necessarily carry those with them at all times," Superintendent Charles Prijatelj said. "The purpose is so that if there is a situation, heaven forbid, they will have access to what they need equipment-wise to deal with it."
Since the 26 deaths at Sandy Hook, at least a dozen schools, from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have been the site of mass shootings or killings.
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.
Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, created by the Sandy Hook Promise, is used by Dallas and about a dozen other districts in Texas. STOPit, another common vendor, is used by schools in roughly 300 districts across the state including Arlington, Frisco, Denton and Grand Prairie.
