Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate ...

Since the start of the school year, there have been more than 70 shootings on campuses across the U.S., according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. That level of violence is why educators in the U ...

There was a time when school drills meant practicing multiplication tables and expanding one’s vocabulary. But for students of this millennium, they involve barricading the classroom door and sitting ...

When Dr. David Schonfeld’s daughter came home and told the story of a lockdown drill at school, she talked about making jokes with other students while her class hid in a closet for 30 minutes.

Research is finding that it is not just COVID-19 and school lockdowns that are leading to increased anxiety and self-medicating in youth, but active shooter drills are also prime contributors. Our ...

Since 1999, there have been 386 school shootings. Forty-six in 2022 alone. It’s a devastating and sobering number — one most of us can’t wrap our heads around as we prepare to send our tweens and ...

New Jersey has taken a huge step by becoming the first state in the nation to focus on the mental health of children during school security drills, as Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill ...

Metal detectors, lockdown drills and security officers have become fixtures in many of our nation's schools. But as schools race to comply with physical safety protocols, a critical consideration ...

About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate students ahead of lockdown drills, which can be traumatizing to some ...