Villanova University is among several college campuses that received threats of violence on Thursday, forcing closures and lockdowns.

While this data is important and may be intimidating, we want to emphasize that active shooter events in schools are still extremely rare. There are many layers to keeping schools secure and students ...

This article, originally published July 13, 2023, was updated on Dec. 18, 2023, to reflect current statistics. Discussions around mental health issues and their prevalence have changed dramatically ...

Swatting is the act of reporting fake threats to emergency responders to elicit a large law enforcement response. Many industries have repeatedly fallen victim to these calls, including K-12 schools.

Aspiring public school teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to pass the state’s basic skills exam in order to be certified. New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy passed Act 1669 as part ...

Two new reports from United Educators (UE) highlight the top self-reported risks facing colleges, universities, and K-12 schools today. UE is an organization that helps educational institutions ...

The traditional advice given to unarmed security officers who encounter active killer, active shooter or active assailant incidents has been to get out and let armed officers handle it. Unfortunately, ...

Healthcare and school campuses serve as societal keystones, centers of learning, healing, and community. As such, they face unique security pressures, from cyberattacks that could compromise patient ...

Each year, Campus Safety conducts surveys on safety and security technologies commonly found on K-12, universities, and healthcare campuses. The data extracted from these surveys offers insights into ...

According to Campus Safety’s 2024 Video Surveillance Survey, 98% of K-12 schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities have one or more video surveillance systems on their campus — up from 94% in 2023.

As the mental health care provider shortage continues throughout the United States, faculty and staff at higher education institutions feel increasingly responsible for students’ mental health and ...

This article, originally published May 17, 2023, has been updated to include new data findings. Between 2013 and 2019, the percentage of students enrolled in public schools rose steadily as the U.S.