A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school shooting threats is taking a new tactic to try get through to students and their parents: he’s posting the mugshot of any offender on social media.
The "Roadmap to Developing a K12 Districtwide Cybersecurity Ecosystem" is a crucial guide that equips districts to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses effectively.
It was about 2 p.m. on a Thursday in May when Mitch Carroll pulled up to an apartment building with teal trim in Madison County, Ind. He was wearing jeans, a T-shirt and pristine white sneakers. But to the middle-aged woman who opened the door, it was obvious he was in law enforcement. He had a badge and a Glock 9 mm pistol at his waist.
For years, rural systems have lagged behind in integrating edtech into instruction. But now, thanks to greater internet access and more affordable and innovative technologies, conditions are ripe for rural districts to catch up.
Former school district police Chief Pete Arredondo and another former district officer face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child, the first criminal charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas history.
Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms. The new rule applies to any school that accepts state money, including colleges and universities.
New law allows teachers and staff to carry guns in school buildings, but only with the approval of the district superintendent, school principal and a local law enforcement agency.
School leaders should work with law enforcement to develop a response plan that starts discreetly, at a lower intensity, and scales up rapidly if a threat becomes credible.
The bill would bar disclosing which employees are carrying guns beyond school administrators and police, including to parents of students and even other teachers.
