School Safety

A wave of threats have rocked schools across the country, since a Georgia high school shooting earlier this month left four dead.

Several counties are emphasizing how seriously threats are being taken and highlighting their added security measures.

Parents at Robles Elementary School have long been concerned about unsafe conditions. Here are the measures being taken to make sure kids are safe there, and across the county.

Scores of students were kept waiting in lines outside long after the first bell rang. Adding the security checkpoints to all the high schools in the district was meant to help improve school security.

The county is installing delineators and other measures to prevent drivers from parking on sidewalks and medians, but larger changes to road infrastructure can take years to implement.

The governor also signed measures on school safety that strengthens perimeters and to help stop sex trafficking at massage establishments.

Using data from the Florida Department of Education and U.S. Census Reports, this dashboard provides information on everything from violent incidences in schools to mental health resources.

While Florida schools use a common “instrument” called the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines, they don’t have a common threat-assessment process or reporting system.

It includes a requirement that law-enforcement officers at public schools complete mental-health crisis intervention training.

Rules on drills for “active assailant and hostage situations,” bomb threats and natural disasters would be crafted by the state board.

A bill aimed at making Florida schools safer just passed a full chamber vote in the House. The proposal includes penalties for school officials and adds...

If another active shooting happens, lawmakers want schools to be equipped with a panic alert system. It would be activated through a mobile app. The...