Chronic absenteeism continues to pose significant challenges in U.S. schools, with 23.5% of students nationwide logging attendance issues in the 2023-24 academic year. However, SchoolStatus' latest 2024-25 Attendance Trends Report highlights bright spots, offering evidence-based strategies that have successfully curbed absenteeism in certain districts. The company’s analysis of 1.3 million students and 172 districts illuminates how systematic and data-driven interventions can propel attenda...| Campus Safety Magazine
School safety concerns have prompted Idaho State University's (ISU) Albion Center to partner with the National Council of School Safety Directors (NCSSD) to launch comprehensive security training for educators nationwide. New Professional Development Program Addresses Critical Need The Foundations of School Security Leadership (FoSSL) courses provide 100% online, self-paced training designed to equip K-12 educators and administrators with essential school safety knowledge. The program aims to...| Campus Safety Magazine
LEXINGTON, KY — A University of Kentucky student is facing serious charges following the discovery of an infant’s body hidden in a closet. Laken Snelling, a 21-year-old senior and member of the Kentucky stunt team, was arrested on Sunday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant. The incident came to light after the Lexington Police Department received a call regarding an unresponsive infant on Wednesday. Officers respondin...| Campus Safety Magazine
John Ojeisekhoba Sr., Associate Vice President and Chief of Campus Safety at Biola University, has died from apparent cardiac arrest, university officials announced Monday. He was 54. Ojeisekhoba had recently been appointed president of the California College and University Police Chiefs Association (CCUPCA), marking the culmination of a distinguished career in campus safety leadership that spanned 25 years at Biola University. CCUPCA represents police chiefs and safety directors at colleges ...| Campus Safety Magazine
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2025: The number of children injured in last week's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School has increased to 18 from 15. The total number of people injured is now 21, including three adults in their 80s, reports ABC News. The two children killed in the shooting have been identified as 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski. Three children and one adult are still in the hospital, receiving treatment for their injuries. Although other schools in Min...| Campus Safety Magazine
Across the country, schools and families are grappling with the frequency of violence and disruption that is happening on a regular basis. For many districts, they are turning to increased security measures to create a sense of safety in response to the needs of their community in real-time. The problem with this response is that something “big” must happen before a school or community can or will respond. This is often due to lack of funding, staffing concerns or even limitations from lo...| Campus Safety Magazine
I recently had the privilege of speaking at a higher education security conference — an experience that felt a lot like coming home. This community is where I got my start in the security industry. Some of the early projects I led were for sprawling college campuses trying to balance openness with accountability, freedom with safety, and autonomy with structure. I’ve made mistakes, seen promising rollouts fall apart, and learned, sometimes the hard way, what it actually takes to make secu...| Campus Safety Magazine
As schools across the country welcome students back to campus, these changes may be a struggle for those students with autism and create a significant safety risk: wandering. Wandering, also known as elopement, is one of the most pressing safety concerns for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Research from the National Autism Association indicates that nearly half of children with autism will attempt to wander at some point, often toward places of personal interest or away from ove...| Campus Safety Magazine
This article is regularly updated to include new information and resources. --- While statistically rare, all K-12 campuses must prepare for the potential of a school shooting. No matter the type of shooting, whether random, targeted, or the result of a dispute, knowing where to start can be overwhelming, and leading practices and requirements are constantly changing. To aid K-12 leaders in their safety planning, this article covers many of the recommended practices that schools should adopt ...| Campus Safety Magazine
It's more important than ever for security technology executives to identify and navigate the disruptive potential of AI, IoT and cloud systems.| Campus Safety Magazine
Schools, universities and hospitals require a different type of law enforcement and security officers than other types of organizations. Here's how to recruit the right person for the job. campus police, officer recruitment| Campus Safety Magazine
The measure follows years of the union pushing for better hospital security and nurse training.| Campus Safety Magazine
Nearly one hospital security officer workers’ comp incident happens every other day in British Columbia, according to a new analysis. BC, workplace violence, WorkSafeBC| Campus Safety Magazine
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Student Vaping Prompts Texas High School to Remove Bathroom Doors, Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School, e-cigarettes| Campus Safety Magazine
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How Video Surveillance Can Help Combat Drug Diversion, hospital security, controlled substances, drug abuse, Axis Communications| Campus Safety Magazine
School and healthcare practitioners and solutions providers give their predictions for video surveillance in 2025.| Campus Safety Magazine
While assaults on nurses increased, nurses' perceptions of their organization caring about their safety also increased.| Campus Safety Magazine
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A Homeland Security spokesperson said the agents were at the LAUSD schools “conducting wellness checks on children who arrived unaccompanied at the border.”| Campus Safety Magazine
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Immigration International Students Mental Health PTSD | Campus Safety Magazine
The role of immigrant workers in the U.S. healthcare system is critical, but recent policy shifts may exacerbate existing workforce shortages and impact care delivery. immigration, medical care, hospital security, over-crowded hospitals| Campus Safety Magazine
Large-scale ICE raids are having an immense negative emotional impact on U.S. and foreign-born students. immigration, deportation, family separation, School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside| Campus Safety Magazine
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The man allegedly responded to medical emergencies with the Rapid Response Team at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.| Campus Safety Magazine
Adopting these 12 employee screening best practices will help protect students, patients, staff members and visitors, and prevent unnecessary litigation.| Campus Safety Magazine
Autumn Bardisa allegedly impersonated a licensed nurse at AdventHealth Hospital, where she treated more than 4,400 patients using fraudulent credentials. Rick Staly, impersonating a licensed nurse, fraudulent credentials| Campus Safety Magazine
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With many hospitals experiencing a labor shortage, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols fall by the wayside.| Campus Safety Magazine
More than 80% in Verkada poll want their healthcare industry employers to increase security measures amid increased violence and harassment.| Campus Safety Magazine
Baptist Health has installed advanced weapons detection systems in the emergency rooms of its Louisville and La Grange facilities to enhance safety and security for patients, visitors, and staff. Baptist Health Louisville, Baptist Health La Grange, Brian Sallee| Campus Safety Magazine
Athletic Department Management Information Sharing Mental Health Threat Assessments Threat Management Training | Campus Safety Magazine
A report released Thursday by the U.S. Secret Service includes 10 key findings from studying 41 incidents of targeted school violence from 2008 to 2017.| Campus Safety Magazine
With college student mental health crises on the rise, integrating social workers into campus police departments can enhance safety, trust, and well-being. Jennifer Hippie, Tyler Jean, social work| Campus Safety Magazine
Coaches and athletic staff members should be on school threat management teams due to their unique relationships with students and their ability to identify concerning behaviors. active shooter| Campus Safety Magazine
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The girl, who is a student at Wallace Middle School in Waterbury, Conn., has been charged in juvenile court with intimidation based on bigotry and bias in the first and second degree.| Campus Safety Magazine
New Jersey Man Arrested for Vandalizing Rutgers Islamic Center During Eid al-Fitr, Israel-Hamas war, hate crimes, Jacob Beacher| Campus Safety Magazine
Nearly Half of Muslim Students in Massachusetts Bullied for Their Religious Identity, harassment, Islamophobia, bullying, CAIR| Campus Safety Magazine
Harvard has agreed to strengthen its policies against antisemitism and adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association definition of antisemitism.| Campus Safety Magazine
Chicago Police released the photos of two suspects who allegedly attacked the DePaul University students last week.| Campus Safety Magazine
Almost a decade after he was shot four times, Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard is suffering from lead poisoning from bullet fragment remains.| Campus Safety Magazine
the Virginia Tech Panel was created by then-Governor Tim Kaine to perform a review of the school and law enforcement response.| Campus Safety Magazine
The student was also previously under investigation for harassment by the University of Florida and has been banned from campus properties since 2017.| Campus Safety Magazine
The federal government’s fiscal year 2019 budget currently does not include funding for the National Center for Campus Public Safety. Congress must continue supporting this effective and important program to keep students safe.| Campus Safety Magazine
The fashion brand showed off sweatshirts inspired by schools that have experienced a mass shooting like Sandy Hook and Columbine.| Campus Safety Magazine
George Floyd’s death has prompted calls for campuses to “defund the police” and/or sever ties with local law enforcement, but are those moves knee-jerk reactions that will backfire?| Campus Safety Magazine
NFPA is committed to educating the public to help prevent electric-related injuries and fatalities in swimming and boating areas.| Campus Safety Magazine
Cut Your Risk of Dying in a Home Fire by More Than Half by Installing, Maintaining Smoke Alarms, NFPA, National Fire Protection Association| Campus Safety Magazine
This article emphasizes the critical need to integrate storm shelters into schools across the U.S. in response to increasing windstorm frequencies.| Campus Safety Magazine
Here are seven findings from a third-party review of the 456-page police report released two years following the CVPA High School shooting.| Campus Safety Magazine
The TikTok Chromebook challenge involves students jamming objects into the USB port of the laptop, causing it to short-circuit or catch fire.| Campus Safety Magazine
During the 2017-18 fiscal year, the San Francisco Bureau of Fire Prevention failed to inspect more than a third of the city's 259 public and private schools.| Campus Safety Magazine
SAE Chapters at University of Iowa and College of Charleston in Hot Water Over Hazing, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Stop Campus Hazing Act| Campus Safety Magazine
The wildfires forced at least 24 school districts to partially or totally cancel classes for Thursday. At least 16 people have died.| Campus Safety Magazine
One report focuses on UVA's threat assessment protocols while the other focuses on UVA police's response to the campus shooting.| Campus Safety Magazine
Weapons detection, visitor management, and access control are just a few ways schools are beefing up security as violent threats continue.| Campus Safety Magazine
A Tennessee teen overheard two California teens in an online gaming chat discussing plans for an attack at Evergreen Middle School.| Campus Safety Magazine
While high-stress, trauma-based training is effective for military and law enforcement, it is not appropriate for school staff.| Campus Safety Magazine
Here's a look back at Campus Safety's most popular K-12 school safety and security stories from 2024.| Campus Safety Magazine
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News, research, and resources related to emergency communications on K-12 schools, higher education campuses, and healthcare facilities.| Campus Safety Magazine
The smart deployment of technology can help college concerts, games, and other festivities at stadiums stay safe and secure.| Campus Safety Magazine
The University of Nebraska made a smooth transition to a clear bag policy last year.| Campus Safety Magazine
Unannounced Active Shooter Drill at Arizona High School Sparks Community Debate, Snowflake High School, school safety| Campus Safety Magazine
School Public Address Systems Are Critical During an Active Lethal Threat Event, PA systems, intercoms, active shooter, Jesus M Villahermosa Jr.| Campus Safety Magazine
Michigan to Pay $13 Million Settlement Over Botched Children’s Hospital Active Shooter Drill, Hawthorn Center, MDHHS| Campus Safety Magazine
The Anniversary of October 7 Is Just Around the Corner. Is Your Campus Ready? protests, demonstrations, campus security, Israel-Hamas war| Campus Safety Magazine
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Schools can improve their suicide prevention efforts by adopting the SOAR (Self-Awareness, Outreach, Adaptation, and Repair) framework.| Campus Safety Magazine
The student with measles in Chicago has been hospitalized, and the Sacramento hospital is contacting 300 people who were possibly exposed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Pilsen, UC Davis Medical Center, Chicago Public Schools| Campus Safety Magazine
The swatting calls were made to appear as though they were coming 988. Abundant Life Christian School shooting, Madison Metropolitan SD| Campus Safety Magazine
A recent research paper reveals worrisome gaps in physical security at four Dallas–Fort Worth area universities.| Campus Safety Magazine
CISA and the U.S. Secret Service share guidance on how K-12 schools can encourage student bystander reporting of threats and other concerning behaviors| Campus Safety Magazine
2 Teens Arrested for Planning Mass Casualty Attack on Houston High School, Memorial High School, Spring Brach ISD, active shooter| Campus Safety Magazine
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HB 1421 builds on legislation over the last three years to implement the additional recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.| Campus Safety Magazine
Schools are required to source a contractor by August 2023, and $400 million in grants is available for the window upgrades.| Campus Safety Magazine
Pepperdine University's longstanding wildfire protocol urges students to shelter in place in two buildings instead of evacuating.| Campus Safety Magazine
Glass Window and Door Security: A Growing Concern for Campus Protection Pros, school shootings, intruders, active shooter| Campus Safety Magazine
The shooter, a 28-year-old former Covenant School student, was killed by responding officers.| Campus Safety Magazine
Multifunctional, fire-rated glazing supports a welcoming environment and protects against multiple life-safety threats.| Campus Safety Magazine
Using lessons learned from school shootings, including first-hand experience, a school security director advises on how to choose security camera and window film vendors.| Campus Safety Magazine
Springfield, Ohio: Additional Threats Prompt Wittenberg University to Cancel All Athletic Events, Donald Trump, JD Vance| Campus Safety Magazine
How to Develop an Effective School District Emergency Operations Plan, EOP, school safety, school security, Solvei Jurmu| Campus Safety Magazine
In just one month in 2023, at least 210 swatting threats were made against K-12 schools, according to one researcher.| Campus Safety Magazine
One of the students, a 10-year-old boy, was arrested and held for 10 days for allegedly sending a threatening Snapchat message from his mother's phone.| Campus Safety Magazine
A bomb threat checklist, detailed search guidelines, and regular training on recognizing suspicious items are among good practices.| Campus Safety Magazine
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