NJ Schools Receive Funding to Improve Facility Safety


(01/13/2011)
As a reward for the Board of Education's commitment to risk management, the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group granted the Bayonne Board of Education $70,000 for improved safety measures throughout the district.

Oklahoma Schools Ready Safety Projects


(12/30/2010)
Construction will begin this summer on a student drop-off and loading zone at Longfellow Middle School, officials announced. A blinking stop light at Randolph and 10th and a mid-block crossing in front of the school will also be installed.

New Calif. Law Requires Inside Locks at Schools


(10/14/2010)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that requires new school construction projects in the state to be outfitted with modern door locks that lock from the inside.

School Safety & Security

By Steve Miller
(08/11/2010)
One of the fundamental goals of school planning is to provide students a safe and secure learning environment.

Campus Wayfinding

By Nicholas Gosling
(08/10/2010)
Wayfinding is a concept that architectural firms and urban planners are increasingly taking into account as they design modern buildings and school facilities.

Progress Report: Ronald Stephens

By Nicholas Gosling
(08/10/2010)
Among the accolades that he has received for keeping schools safe, Ronald Stephens, executive director of the National School Safety Center, has been described as “the nation’s leading school crime prevention expert.”