Communications
School Safety Bill Envisions Interoperable Communications
Bill filed by Colorado State Senator Steve King is first in the nation to envision statewide communications interoperability that includes all schools.
Colorado $41.5 Million Fund Available for School Safety
The Colorado Department of Education says a $41.5 million fund tied to the National School Lunch Act can be used to finance school improvements including emergency communications systems....
Parental Monitoring Carries Risks
Parents using anti-bullying software may give up give up family privacy and increase liability. Here are 10 questions you should ask before monitoring your child....
ICS Communications Toolkit Released
Our new free school safety app helps school staff and first responders address school shooters and manage a broad range of life-threatening emergencies....
New SWAT tactics for school shootings
New training and technologies allow schools to help SWAT teams quickly neutralize active shooters and rescue hostages....NYC students and parents offered free school-based email accounts
K-12 learning technology company ePals will provide its secure web-hosted SchoolMail service to the New York City Department of Education at no cost for five years beginning in the 2010-2011 school year....
School Crisis Communications
School districts should integrate incident management into their education basics with a combination of technology, partnerships and training....Purdue University to simulate emergency to test response
The exercise will simulate an assault by armed gunmen involving multiple buildings, a scaled-down version of the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007, and will test police, EMS, communications, and the Purdue Alert system....
